過ごす
すごす · sugosu · JLPT N3 · verb-godan
to spend
⏳ 過 = pass by; sugosu sounds like so goes the day, as you spend it
The kanji 過 means to pass or go beyond, as in 過去 (kako, the past). 過ごす makes it active: you let time pass, so you spend it. Hook: sugosu, so goes the summer I spent in Kyoto.