過
Surpass
On’yomi: か
Kun’yomi: すぎ.る, すご.す
Radicals: Water Slide + Mustache + Mustache
Meaning: Surpass
To be top dog of the water slide, you must grow a mustache on top of a mustache in order to surpass your peers. You go down a water slide in your bathing suit, so you really need to show off your stuff by using facial hair. The mustache is the most manly thing you can wear on your face, so to be the most manly, it makes sense to grow two of them. You’ll easily surpass all others using this strategy.
Picture yourself with two mustaches, one over the other. Feel the pride and confidence as you surpass all others in manliness. Feel the bushiness of your two mustaches on your upper lip.
Reading: すぎ.る, すご.す
The only one challenging you now is a girl who has managed to grow a mustache. Her name is Sue, and she aims to surpass you in impressiveness. You shout at her, “Sue, git (すぎ) over here!” She approaches. A fist flies out from your mustache and smacks Sue right in the face. You shout again, “Sue, go (すご) away!” I guess Sue should have known better than to approach one as impressive as you.
Say out loud “Sue, git over here – Sue go away.” Now imagine a mustache fist flying out and hitting her in the face as you say so. Hear her scream as blood drizzles down from her fuzzy upper lip.
Related Vocabulary
過ぎる すぎる To Surpass
過ごす すごす To Spend Time On
過去 かこ Past
- 過 (surpass) + 去 (Past)
過去形 かこけい Past Tense
- 過 (Surpass) + 去 (Past) + 形 (Shape)