JLPT N2 · 12 strokes
Kanji 超: "transcend, super-, ultra-"
The kanji 超 means "transcend, super-, ultra-". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read チョウ in on'yomi and こ.える, こ.す in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
こ.えるこ.す
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | transcend, super-, ultra- |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 597 of 2,501 |
Common words with 超
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 超super-; ultra-; hyper-; extreme · extremely; really; totally; absolutely
- 超越transcendence; transcendency
- 超絶transcendence; excellence; superiority · super; extremely; awfully
- 超能力extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychic ability · psychokinesis; PK
- 超人superman; superwoman · Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
- 超一流absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate
- 超高速ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
- 超能力者person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
- 超人的superhuman
- 超然detached; aloof; indifferent
- 超常paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
- 超常現象supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
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