cross over / exceed
N3- Onyomi
- エツ
- Kunyomi
- こ(える)
- Stroke count
- 12
- JLPT
- N3
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 越 down and you get 走 (run) — someone running along the road. Picture a crossroads with a person walking through it and a signboard at the corner, put 越 inside it, and let that scene stand for "cross over" — cross over / exceed. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 12
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は12画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 12 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
引っ越し
hikkoshi
moving house
引っ越しする
hikkoshisuru
to do moving house
引っ越しします
hikkoshishimasu
polite: do moving house
引っ越ししました
hikkoshishimashita
polite past: did moving house
引っ越しできます
hikkoshidekimasu
can do moving house
引っ越ししたいです
hikkoshishitaidesu
want to do moving house
Example sentences (5)
来月、会社の近くに引っ越しします。
らいげつ、かいしゃ の ちかく に ひっこし します。
raigetsu, kaisha no chikaku ni hikkoshi shimasu.
Next month I am moving near the office.
引っ越しの前に、市役所で手続きをしておきます。
ひっこし の まえ に、しやくしょ で てつづき を して おきます。
hikkoshi no mae ni, shiyakusho de tetsuzuki o shite okimasu.
Before moving, I will take care of the paperwork at the city hall.
駅の近くに引っ越したので、通勤がとても楽になりました。
えき の ちかく に ひっこした ので、つうきん が とても らく に なりました。
eki no chikaku ni hikkoshita node, tsuukin ga totemo raku ni narimashita.
I moved near the station, so commuting became much easier.
引っ越しの費用を計算しました。
ひっこし の ひよう を けいさん しました。
hikkoshi no hiyou o keisan shimashita.
I calculated the cost of moving.
隣に引っ越してきた人が、挨拶に来ました。
となり に ひっこして きた ひと が、あいさつ に きました。
tonari ni hikkoshite kita hito ga, aisatsu ni kimashita.
The person who moved in next door came to say hello.