超 – transcend, super-, ultra-

12 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#597 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 超 means transcend, super-, ultra-. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is チョウ (chou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is こ.える、こ.す (koeru, kosu). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 走 (no. 156).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	チョウ	chou
Kun’yomi	こ.える	koeru
Kun’yomi	こ.す	kosu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 走 (Kangxi radical 156). Components: 口・走・土・刀.

Words using 超

超すこすto cross over (e.g. mountain)超えるこえるto cross over超過ちょうかexcess超ちょうsuper-

Example sentences

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.

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その車は制限速度を超過している。

The car is exceeding the speed limit.

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超高速がコンコルド機の特徴だ。

Great speed is a feature of the Concorde.

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Kanji with the same radical

起走越趣赴

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