超
超

transcend, super-, ultra-

12 strokesFrequency 597JLPT N2Grade 8

On

チョウ

Kun

こ.えるこ.す

Nanori

まさるわたる

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Common Words

越える超えるこえるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #1123
1

Esp. 越える

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of); to go beyond; to go past

Examples
地球人の一人として、私は文化の壁を越える方法を知っています。
As a citizen of the world, I know ways of overcoming cultural barriers.
2

Esp. 超える

to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

Examples
６５歳を超えるアメリカ人は全人口の１２．５％を構成している。
Americans who are over sixty-five make up 12.5% of the total population.
超ちょうチョーFreq #1591
1

ちょう only; Prefix

super-; ultra-; hyper-; extreme

Examples
超高速がコンコルド機の特徴だ。
Great speed is a feature of the Concorde.
2

Colloquial; Prefix

extremely; really; totally; absolutely

3

ちょう only; Noun, used as a suffix; After a number or counter

over; more than

越す超すこすGodan verbFreq #6008
1

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across

Examples
船は今夜赤道を越すだろう。
The ship will cross the equator tonight.
2

to get over (e.g. hardship)

3

to pass time (e.g. a winter)

Examples
どうやって彼らはあのテントで寒い冬を越せるのだろうか。
How will they get through the cold winter in that tent?
4

Often 超す

to surpass; to be better than; to exceed

Examples
２０３０年までには、全人口の２１パーセントが６５歳を越すようになる。
By 2030, twenty-one percent of its population will be over sixty-five.
5

to move house

Examples
おばあさんが隣に越してきた。
An old lady moved into the place next door.
6

Honorific

to go; to come

Examples
またお越しください。
Please come again.
通り越す通りこすとおりこす通り超すIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #6970
1

to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

Examples
うっかり降りるところを通り越した。
I went past my stop absent-mindedly.
超越ちょうえつNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #10176
1

transcendence; transcendency

Examples
彼は凡俗を超越している。
He rises above the rest of mankind.
に越したことはないに超したことはないにこしたことはないExpressionFreq #11680
1

it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than

Examples
警戒するに越したことはない。
You can't be too vigilant.
超絶ちょうぜつNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #13621
1

transcendence; excellence; superiority

超能力ちょうのうりょくNounFreq #14923
1

extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychic ability

2

psychokinesis; PK

超人ちょうじんNounFreq #15466
1

superman; superwoman

Examples
先輩は、嫌味なくらいの完璧超人でしたからね。だから逆にその「癖」は先輩の可愛げ・・・というか、チャームポイントでしたよ。
You were always a perfect 'superhuman' to an infuriating extent, and so that 'habit' was actually one of your cute, or rather charming, attributes.
2

Philosophy

Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman

超一流ちょういちりゅうNoun～の Adj.Freq #21210
1

absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite

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