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越す
こす
N3
godan verb
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
to go over (e.g., with audience)
2
to cross over (e.g. mountain)
3
to go across
4
to get over (e.g. hardship)
5
to pass time (e.g. a winter)
6
to surpass
7
to be better than
8
to exceed
Example sentence
船は今夜赤道を越すだろう。
The ship will cross the equator tonight.
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Kanji in this word
越
Surpass, Cross Over, Move To
12 strokes
More words with
越
引っ越し
ひっこし ·
moving (dwelling, office, etc.)
越える
こえる ·
to exceed
N3
勝ち越し
かちこし ·
having more wins than losses
乗り越える
のりこえる ·
to climb over
引っ越す
ひっこす ·
to move to a new place of residence
N4
Full entry on Jisho
乗り越す
のりこす ·
to ride past (one's stop)
乗り越し
のりこし ·
riding past (one's station)
N2
上越
じょうえつ ·
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
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