越
go over; surpass; cross over; move to; exceed; Vietnam
12 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 897.
Readings
- こす (kun reading): 引っ越す (ひっこす) to move (house); 越す (こす) to cross over (e.g. mountain)
- こえる (kun reading): 越える (こえる) to cross over; 乗り越える (のりこえる) to climb over
- エツ (on reading): 卓越 (たくえつ) preeminence; 越冬 (えっとう) passing the winter
- ごし (kun reading): 越し (ごし) across; 喉越し (のどごし) feeling of food or drink going down the throat
- ごえ (kun reading): 越え (ごえ) (crossing) over ...; 山越え (やまごえ) crossing a mountain
- オツ (on reading): 檀越 (だんおつ) alms-giver
- Read as a whole word: 壱越調 (いちこつちょう) ichikotsu mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
Components
Words using 越
- 引っ越す (ひっこす) to move (house)
- 越す (こす) to cross over (e.g. mountain)
- 引っ越し (ひっこし) moving (dwelling, office, etc.)
- 年越し (としこし) greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve)
- 年越しそば (としこしそば) soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
- 越える (こえる) to cross over
- 乗り越える (のりこえる) to climb over
- 飛び越える (とびこえる) to jump over
- 踏み越える (ふみこえる) to step over or across
- 差し越える (さしこえる) to go out of turn
- 卓越 (たくえつ) preeminence
- 越冬 (えっとう) passing the winter
- 超越 (ちょうえつ) transcendence
- 上越 (じょうえつ) area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
- 越境 (えっきょう) crossing a border (illegally)
- 越し (ごし) across
- 喉越し (のどごし) feeling of food or drink going down the throat
- 窓越し (まどごし) viewing through a window
- 肩越し (かたごし) looking over someone's shoulder
- 頭越し (あたまごし) ignoring
- 越え (ごえ) (crossing) over ...
- 山越え (やまごえ) crossing a mountain
- 峠越え (とうげごえ) crossing a mountain pass
- 川越え (かわごえ) crossing a river
- 国境越え (こっきょうごえ) cross-border
- 檀越 (だんおつ) alms-giver
- 壱越調 (いちこつちょう) ichikotsu mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
- 越後 (えちご) Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
- 越前 (えちぜん) Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
- 大岡越前 (おおおかえちぜん) Ōoka Echizen (televised period drama; 1970-1999)
- 越天楽 (えてんらく) Etenraku (Japanese court music composition)
- 越後獅子 (えちごじし) street performance by itinerant entertainers featuring a tumbling act in which a child performer wears a carved lion's head
217 words in all.