過 means “pass, exceed, too much”

すぎる · sugiru

Also: overdo, go beyond, error

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): すぎる, すごす, あやまち, あやまつ, よぎる
On'yomi (Chinese reading): カ

JLPT N3 · Taught in grade 5 · 12 strokes

The story

Walking the road (辶) past a crooked mouth (咼) and on and on: passing, then going too far. 過去 is the past, 過ごす is to spend time, and 〜過ぎ means too much: 食べ過ぎ, overeating.

Used in 過去 (kako, the past), 過ごす (sugosu, to spend time), and 食べ過ぎ (tabesugi, overeating)

過 means “pass, exceed, too much”

The story

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