超 — kanji meaning “transcend”
超
transcend, super-, ultra-
- Meanings
- transcend, super-, ultra-
- On'yomi
- チョウ (chou)
- Kun'yomi
- こ.える、こ.す
- Name readings
- まさる、わたる
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #597 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 156
- Chinese reading
- chāo — Chinese character page
Words with 超
| 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 |
| 超伝導 | ちょうでんどう choudendou | superconductivity; super-conductivity |
| 超音速 | ちょうおんそく chouonsoku | supersonic speed |
| 超然 | ちょうぜん chouzen | detached; aloof; indifferent |
| 超克 | ちょうこく choukoku | overcoming; conquering; surmounting |
| 超音波 | ちょうおんぱ chouonpa | ultrasonic waves; ultrasound |
| 超特急 | ちょうとっきゅう choutokkyuu | super express |
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