noun, adverb, takes genitive case の

  1. the past, bygone days.

noun

  1. one's past (that one would prefer remained secret).
  2. Messages.gramm.past (tense), preterit, preterite.
  3. Buddhist term.previous life.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
過去 かこ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

overdo, exceed, go beyond
カ よ.ぎる す.ぎる (5th, N3)
crooked mouth, evil, dishonest
カイ ケ クウ (Kentei 1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
gone, past, quit
さ.る コ キョ (3rd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)