過ぎる

Meanings

1. to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond
2. to pass (of time); to elapse
3. to have expired; to have ended; to be over
4. to exceed; to surpass; to be above
5. to be no more than ...

Part of speech: ichidan verb, intransitive, suffix

Kanji

• 過

  Meanings

  overdo, exceed, go beyond, error

  On reading

  カ

  Kun reading

  す.ぎる、す.ごす、あやま.ち、あやま.つ、よぎ.る、よ.ぎる

  Strokes

  12

Example sentences

• 今日もまた寂しい一日が過ぎる。

  Another lonely day.

  Tatoeba #171475 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• １年が過ぎ、彼の死体は塵と化した。

  A year had passed by and his body turned to dust.

  Tatoeba #235683 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• このスープは、しょっぱ過ぎて飲めないよ。

  This soup is too salty to eat.

  Tatoeba #223657 · CC BY 2.0 FR