This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: チョウ、こ.える、こ.す
Romaji: chō, ko.eru, ko.su
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Name Readings

Kana: まさる、わたる
Romaji: masaru, wataru
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Meanings

transcend, super-, ultra-

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  156
Frequency:  597
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  3-7-5
Korean Reading:  cho
Chinese Reading:  chao1
Unicode:  8d85
JIS:  4436

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3313
Nelson Index: 4543
New Nelson Index: 5852
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3b9.18
Four Corner Index: 4780.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 1594
Gakken Index: 1006
Japanese Names Index: 1816
Daikanwanjiten Index: 37096
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0842
Remembering the kanji Index: 385
Kanji Flashcards Index: 933
Kodansha Compact Index: 1757
Kanji in Context Index: 1074
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2084
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2824
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 391
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 411
Essential Kanji Index: 1051
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4107
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1470
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1589

Words

(ちょう、チョー)
super-; ultra-; hyper-; very; really; over (after a number or counter); more than
超人 (ちょうじん)
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
超新星 (ちょうしんせい)
supernova
超絶 (ちょうぜつ)
transcendence; excellence; superiority
超党派 (ちょうとうは)
suprapartisan; multiparty; bipartisan; nonpartisan
越える (こえる)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of); to exceed
超過 (ちょうか)
excess; being more than
超越 (ちょうえつ)
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
越す (こす)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to go over (e.g. with audience); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to exceed; to move house; to go; to come
超弩級 (ちょうどきゅう)
superdreadnought (class of warship)
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