Japanese symbol for “yue”
越
えつ
Romaji: etsu
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE)
In Japanese, yue is 越, read えつ (etsu).
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Meanings
- n Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE)
- n Guangdong Province (China); Canton; Kwangtung
- n Vietnam
Written forms: 越、粤. Readings: えつ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 越し | ごし goshi | across; over; beyond |
| 引っ越す | ひっこす hikkosu | to move (house); to change residence |
| 勝ち越し | かちこし kachikoshi | having more wins than losses |
| 超越 | ちょうえつ chouetsu | transcendence; transcendency |
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.