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過去

かこ

the past

Mnemonic

The turning went by an hour ago and the road only runs one way. Whatever was back there is in the ground now, cargo かこ gone off down the road: かこ.

Built from

pass by, exceed
辶 the road radical, going past the turning, and going too far.
leave, past
土 earth + 厶 private

Words sharing these kanji

to exceed, to pass by to spend (time), to pass last year to go away, to pass

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