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Kanji Detail for 超 - "to transcend, super, to exceed"

超

  • Meaning

    超 means "to transcend, super, to exceed."

    1. Exceed - To go beyond limits.

    2. Transcend - To rise above; to surpass.

    3. Super - Beyond ordinary; extremely.

    4. Ultra - Going beyond the normal range.

  • Words using 超

    • 超党派 ちょうとうは Listen suprapartisan; multiparty; bipartisan
    • 超伝導 ちょうでんどう Listen superconductivity; super-conductivity
    • 超過 ちょうか Listen excess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.)
    • 超音波 ちょうおんぱ Listen ultrasonic waves; ultrasound
    • 超越 ちょうえつ Listen transcendence; transcendency
    • 超特急 ちょうとっきゅう Listen super express

  • Tattoo check: 超

    • Verified meaning: to transcend, super, to exceed
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read こゆる, すぐる, すすむ, たかし)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 超

    Given names 超(こゆる)Listen 超(すすむ)Listen 超(たかし)Listen 超(まさる)Listen 超(わたる)Listen

    Surnames 超(すぐる)Listen 超(とおる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    transcend; super-; ultra-

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    jump over, leap over; surpass

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to exceed; to overtake; to surpass; to transcend; to pass; to cross; ultra-; super-

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to jump over, to leap over; to overtake, to surpass

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To leap over. "Mencius" says "Carrying Mount Tai and leaping over the North Sea." | All exceeding something is called 超. Such as 超群 (surpassing the crowd), 超等 (surpassing the grade). | Not bound by ordinary rules. Such as 超脫 (transcend), 超逸 (unconventional).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    choh(チョウ) チョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ko.eru(こ-える) こ-える

    ko.su(こ-す) こ-す

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    走 (hashiru・sonyo)

  • Related Keywords

    to exceed to transcend super beyond outstanding ultra surpass extraordinary exceptional supreme superior extreme excel

Sentences including 超

  • This book is above my understanding.

  • He must be over fifty.

  • She can't be over thirty.

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