こす
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Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across
2. to get over (e.g. hardship)
3. to pass time (e.g. a winter)
4. to surpass; to be better than; to exceed (often 超す)
5. to move house
6. to go; to come (Honorific)
Other spellings
越こす超こす
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
こす
Examples15
Please come again.
An old lady moved into the place next door.
The ship will cross the equator tonight.
By 2030, twenty-one percent of its population will be over sixty-five.
How will they get through the cold winter in that tent?
Nothing can be better than that.