# 過 surpass / too much

(motion) + (eye of Sauron) + (goatee)
★★★★★
12 strokes
SUF
You can put 過ぎ after pretty much any 'masu-minus' verb to mean 'too much'.

## Onyomi

KA | My CAR surpasses yours.

## Mnemonic

| Sauron moves his goatee around too much. It is unnerving.

## Kunyomi

( で ) す＊ごす | spend time on something fun, as like a hobby: spend time with loved ones, or with a rad book or an awesome pet. ★★☆☆☆
( を ) す＊ぎる | to surpass, literally (be ahead of) or figuratively, (surpass our goals) ★★★★☆

## Jukugo

過去形(かこけい) | the past tense ★★★★☆ 過去 (the past) + 形 (form) = 過去形 (the past tense)
飲み過ぎ(のみすぎ) | drunk too much! ★★★★☆ SUF 飲 (drink) + 過 (surpass / too much) = 飲み過ぎ (drunk too much!) drink too much. But really you can put "SUGI" after pretty much anything.
過剰(かじょう) XXX | excessive XXX ★☆☆☆☆ PRE 過 (surpass / too much) + 剰 (excessive) = 過剰 (excessive XXX) PREFIX (sometimes SUFFIX!) meaning excessive - sometimes as in an overdose of drugs, an excess of personnel, but usually an excess of an attitude or behavior. This prefix is the only time you'll ever see the 剰　kanji.

## Synonyms

extreme 激しい 極端 過激
overlook 見過ごす 大目に見る
pass 通る 通り過ぎる 通す 渡る 過ぎる 横切る 乗り越える 克服 越える 超える
remaining surplus 残り 余り 余計 過剰