Kanji
越
N3
12 strokes
Grade 8
freq #897
surpass, cross over, move to, exceed, Vietnam
On'yomi (音読み)
エツ、 オツ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
こ.す、 -こ.す、 -ご.し、 こ.える、 -ご.え
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
上越
じょうえつ
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
中越
ちゅうえつ
Chūetsu (region in Niigata)
越境
えっきょう
crossing a border (illegally); border violation
越年
えつねん
seeing the old year out; greeting the New Year
越後
えちご
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
越冬
えっとう
passing the winter; hibernation
卓越
たくえつ
preeminence; excellence
優越
ゆうえつ
supremacy; predominance
越権
えっけん
going beyond authority; unauthorized
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
勝ち越し
かちこし
having more wins than losses
越える
こえる
to cross over; to cross
持ち越す
もちこす
to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward
引っ越し
ひっこし
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
越し
ごし
across; over
乗り越える
のりこえる
to climb over; to get over
引っ越す
ひっこす
to move (house); to change residence
勝ち越す
かちこす
to have more wins than losses; to lead an opponent (e.g. by two games)
負け越し
まけこし
having more losses than wins
通り越す
とおりこす
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
Example sentences
彼（かれ）のアイデアは私（わたし）の理解（りかい）を越（ご）えている。
His idea is beyond the reach of my understanding.
先生（せんせい）は５０歳（ゼロさい）を超（ご）えていると私（わたし）は思（おも）う。
I guess our teacher is over fifty years old.
彼（かれ）は私（わたし）の引っ越（ひっこ）しを手伝（てつだ）ってくれた。
He helped me to move.
彼（かれ）は家族（かぞく）に引っ越（ひっこ）しの用意（ようい）をさせた。
He prepared his family for the move.