過
カ, す.ぎる, す.ぎる, す.ぎ, す.ごす, あやま.つ, あやま.ち, よ.ぎる

overdo, exceed, go beyond, error

JLPT3 G5 S12 F285

咼# (variant of 冎 round or rounded cavity) + 辵 movement/action indicator → *passage* through a cavity → *passing time* → *elapse*; *exceed*; *go past* (← surplus energy) → *be over* (← past); *err*; *mistake*; *fault* (← go/take too far).

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