越す

• 読み: こす
• ローマ字: kosu
• 漢字の分解: 越 (etsu/ko) — cross over, exceed, move beyond
• 発音: /ko.sɯ/

意味

To cross; to pass through; to go over; to move past a point or threshold.

A Group 1 (godan) verb conjugated with the す row. While similar to 越える, 越す often appears in compound verb expressions: 引っ越す (to move house), 追い越す (to overtake), 乗り越す (to ride past one's stop). Also used for enduring hardship: 冬を越す (to survive the winter). Very productive as a compound verb element.

例文

1. 来月、東京に引っ越すことになった。
2. 高速道路で前の車を追い越した。
3. 厳しい冬を越して春がやっと来た。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, travel, compound verbs

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 越 combines 走 (run) and 戉 (a phonetic element). Historically meant crossing terrain or borders, and expanded to figurative uses of passing through or beyond.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal