越

meaningsurpass, cross over, move to, exceed, Vietnam

On'yomi
エツ、オツ
Kun'yomi
こ.す、-こ.す、-ご.し、こ.える、-ご.え
Strokes
12
Taught in
Secondary school (jōyō)
Frequency
#897 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

越
  • 勝ち越しかちこしhaving more wins than losses
  • 越えるこえるto cross over
  • 上越じょうえつarea on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
  • 持ち越すもちこすto carry over
  • 引っ越しひっこしmoving
  • 越しごしacross
  • 中越ちゅうえつChūetsu
  • 越境えっきょうcrossing a border

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