越境 (ekkyō: violation of a border) to go beyond + border
You may wonder where you’ve seen 越 before. Well, I can’t account for all the places you’ve been, but when it comes to this blog, we’ve encountered 越 three times before:
1. 越年 (etsunen: to go beyond + year), which means both “ringing out the old year” and “hibernating”!
That blog prompted a reader named Tanuki to leave some wonderful 越 words in the comments.
2. 追い越す (oikosu: to outrun, pass, overtake)
to chase + to outrun3. 葉越し (hagoshi: seen through the leaves)
leaf + across, beyond
