Japanese symbol for “transcendence”
超越
ちょうえつ
Romaji: chouetsu
transcendence; transcendency
In Japanese, transcendence is 超越, read ちょうえつ (chouetsu).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs transcendence; transcendency
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “transcendence”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 超絶 | ちょうぜつ chouzetsu | transcendence; excellence; superiority |
| 卓越 | たくえつ takuetsu | preeminence; excellence; superiority |
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 |
| 引っ越し | ひっこし hikkoshi | moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence |
| 越える | こえる koeru | to cross over; to cross; to pass through |
| 越し | ごし goshi | across; over; beyond |
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.