How to say "Pass" or "Exceed" in Japanese | 過ぎる

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Pass" or "Exceed" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Pass" or "Exceed" is "Sugiru", written in japanese as "過ぎる".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese verb '過ぎる (すぎる)' has two primary meanings. The first is 'to exceed' or 'to go beyond', often used to indicate that something has surpassed a certain limit or expectation. For example: The time has exceeded 10 minutes「時間が10分過ぎた」(じかんがじゅっぷんすぎた). The second meaning is 'to pass', as in time or a location. For example: The train has already passed the station「電車はもう駅を過ぎた」(でんしゃはもうえきをすぎた). It can also be used in a more abstract sense, such as 'to pass by' in terms of time: The summer has passed「夏が過ぎた」(なつがすぎた). The verb is often used in combination with other words to form compound verbs, such as '飲み過ぎる (のみすぎる)' meaning 'to drink too much'.

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 1 Kanji:

The kanji "過" means "Exceed" and "Error" and can be read as "Ka", "Su" and "Ayama"

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Sugiru" mean in japanese?

"Sugiru" means "Pass" or "Exceed" .

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To make really sure you learn this word, We've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana ぎ is read as 'gi'.

The hiragana る is read as 'ru'.

The hiragana か is read as 'ka'.

The hiragana す is read as 'su'.

The hiragana あ is read as 'a'.

The hiragana や is read as 'ya'.

The hiragana ま is read as 'ma'.

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.