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Illustration of 越す

越こす

こす kosu Play N3 Godan verb Transitive

Meanings and examples

困難な時期や季節を過ごし、乗り越える。 to go over (e.g. with audience)

Example 1

どうやって彼かれらはあのテントで寒さむい冬ふゆを越こせるのだろうか。

How will they get through the cold winter in that tent?

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Example 2

船は今夜赤道を越すだろう。

The ship will cross the equator tonight.

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Kanji breakdown

越

N3

surpass; cross over; move to; exceed; Vietnam

On reading
エツ、オツ
Kun reading
こ.す、-こ.す、-ご.し、こ.える、-ご.え
Radical
走
Illustration of 越える

越える

N3

こえる

to exceed; to cross over; to cross

Illustration of 引っ越す

引っ越す

N4

ひっこす

to move house

Illustration of 引越し

引越し

N2

ひっこし

moving (dwelling etc.); changing residence

Illustration of 追い越す

追い越す

N2

おいこす

to pass (e.g. car); to outdistance; to outstrip

Illustration of 優越

優越

N1

ゆうえつ

supremacy; predominance; being superior to