Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

597 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: transcend, super-, ultra-

Kunyomi: こ.える こ.す

Onyomi: チョウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: そうにょう

Meaning: run

Strokes: 7

Examples

Examples with audio

人(ちょうじん)   superman

特急(ちょうとっきゅう)   super express

音波(ちょうおんぱ)   ultrasonic waves

自然的な(ちょうしぜんてきな)   supernatural

然たる(ちょうぜんたる)   transcendental

過する(ちょうかする)   exceed, be more than

越する(ちょうえつする)   transcend, rise above

す(こす)   cross, pass [v.i.]

える(こえる)   exceed, cross over [v.i.]

Onyomi Examples

チョウ super-, ultra-, hyper-, extreme, extremely, really, totally, absolutely, over, more than

音波 チョウオンパ ultrasonic waves, ultrasound

シュッチョウ excess of exports, favorable balance of trade, favourable balance of trade

ニュウチョウ excess of imports

Kunyomi Examples

越える こえる to cross over, to cross, to pass through, to pass over (out of), to go beyond, to go past, to exceed, to surpass, to be more (than)

越す こす to cross over (e.g. mountain), to go across, to get over (e.g. hardship), to pass time (e.g. a winter), to surpass, to be better than, to exceed, to move house, to go, to come