Japanese symbol for “passover”
過越の祭
すぎこしのまつり
Romaji: sugikoshinomatsuri
Passover
In Japanese, passover is 過越の祭, read すぎこしのまつり (sugikoshinomatsuri).
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Meanings
- n Passover
Written forms: 過越の祭、過越祭、過ぎ越しの祭、過越しの祭. Readings: すぎこしのまつり、すぎこしまつり.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “passover”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 過越 | すぎこし sugikoshi | Passover; Pesach |
| ペサハ | ペサハ pesaha | Pesach; Passover |
| パスオーバー | パスオーバー pasuoobaa | Passover |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 過去 | かこ kako | the past; bygone days |
| 過ぎ | すぎ sugi | past; after |
| 過程 | かてい katei | process; course; mechanism |
| 経過 | けいか keika | passage (of time); elapsing; lapse |
| 通過 | つうか tsuuka | passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); transit |
| 過剰 | かじょう kajou | excess; surplus; superabundance |
| 引っ越し | ひっこし hikkoshi | moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence |
| 越える | こえる koeru | to cross over; to cross; to pass through |
| 祭り | まつり matsuri | festival; feast; matsuri |
See also: Chinese symbol for “passover”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.