Japanese symbol for “esp”
超能力
ちょうのうりょく
Romaji: chounouryoku
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychic ability
In Japanese, esp is 超能力, read ちょうのうりょく (chounouryoku).
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Meanings
- n extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychic ability
- n psychokinesis; PK
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “esp”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ＥＳＰ | イー・エス・ピー ii・esu・pii | extrasensory perception; ESP |
| 超感覚的知覚 | ちょうかんかくてきちかく choukankakutekichikaku | extrasensory perception; ESP |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 超過 | ちょうか chouka | excess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.) |
| 超人 | ちょうじん choujin | superman; superwoman |
| 超越 | ちょうえつ chouetsu | transcendence; transcendency |
| 超党派 | ちょうとうは choutouha | suprapartisan; multiparty; bipartisan |
| 超絶 | ちょうぜつ chouzetsu | transcendence; excellence; superiority |
| 超新星 | ちょうしんせい choushinsei | supernova |
| 可能 | かのう kanou | possible; potential; practicable |
| 機能 | きのう kinou | function; facility; faculty |
| 協力 | きょうりょく kyouryoku | cooperation; collaboration; help |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.