How to say 'Super' in Japanese | 超

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The Japanese word for Super is 'Chou', written as 超 in Japanese.'Super' in hiragana is ちょう.

word

超

Meaning

Super

Reading

ちょう

chou

Kanji

超Surpass, Transcend

Explanation

The Japanese prefix '超 (ちょう)' means 'super' or 'ultra'. It is commonly used to emphasize or exaggerate the quality or degree of something. This prefix is often attached to nouns or adjectives to indicate that something is beyond the normal level. For example: super fast「超速い」(ちょうはやい). This ramen is super delicious「このラーメンは超美味しい」(このラーメンはちょうおいしい). It can also be used in casual conversation to express enthusiasm or excitement, such as '超楽しい (ちょうたのしい) (super fun)'. Note that '超' is informal and is often used in spoken language or casual writing.

Part Of Speech

prefix

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1676

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 超

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

超

Meaning

Surpass, Transcend

Words Related to 超 Through the Kanji 超

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 超 as well.

word

超える

Meaning

Exceed

word

超過

Meaning

Excess

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What does 'Chou' (超) mean?

'Chou' means 'Super' .

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