The kanji 過 primarily conveys the idea of "to pass," "to exceed," "to go beyond," or "excess." It implies a movement beyond a certain point, a limit, or a state. It can also suggest "mistake," "error," or "fault."

・On-yomi (音読み): カ (ka) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): すぎる (sugiru), あやまつ (ayamatsu)

⚫︎ 過（か）去（こ） Translation: Past; the past ⚫︎ 過（す）ぎる Translation: To exceed; to go beyond; to pass ⚫︎ 過（あやま）ち Translation: Mistake; error; fault

The kanji 過 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). The phonetic part is 冎 (kwa) representing the pronunciation, which originally depicted a shoulder blade. The semantic part is 辶, which is a "shinnyou" (しんにょう) radical meaning "to go" or "to walk". Therefore, the whole character conveys the idea of passing, going beyond or to exceed something.