Quick answer
超 is the kanji for "Transcend". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is こ.える (koeru). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Transcend
Also : Exceed · Surpass
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
12 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 超 represents 'TRANSCEND'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of transcend.
On-reading: ちょう — remember this sound by associating it with transcend. Kun-reading: こ.える.
Example Sentences
彼の能力は普通の人の水準を超えていて、驚くほど優秀です。
かれののうりょくはふつうのひとのすいじゅんをこえていて、おどろくほどゆうしゅうです。
His abilities exceed the level of an ordinary person, and he is remarkably talented.
超特急で仕事を終わらせたので、早く帰れました。
ちょうとっきゅうでしごとをおわらせたので、はやくかえれました。
Because I finished work at super speed, I could go home early.
Vocabulary using 超
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 25, 2026
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