JLPT N3 · Noun / adverb

過去 (kako)

過去 (かこ, kako) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “the past; bygone days”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かこ
Romaji: kako
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

the past; bygone days · noun, adverb, noun taking の
one's past (that one would prefer remained secret) · noun
past (tense); preterit; preterite · noun
previous life · noun

Example sentences

私はいつまでも過去にこだわらないようにと心がけている。

I try not to dwell on the past.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 過去

過

overdo, exceed, go beyondカ・す.ぎる・す.ごす · 12 strokes

去

gone, past, quitキョ・コ・さ.る・-さ.る · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 過去.

過ぎるすぎるto pass through過程かていprocess通過つうかpassing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.)過ごすすごすto spend (time)通り過ぎるとおりすぎるto go past過失かしつaccident (caused by negligence)過剰かじょうexcess超過ちょうかexcess過半数かはんすうmajority過疎かそunderpopulation過密かみつovercrowding過労かろうoverwork経過けいかpassage (of time)過ちあやまちfault

Source: JMdict entry 1196030 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.