- 超える — to exceed; to go beyond
- 超す — to go past; to surpass
- 超越 — transcendence; going beyond
- 超人 — superhuman
- 超音波 — ultrasound; ultrasonic waves
- 超高速 — super high speed
- 超多忙 — extremely busy
- 超 かっこいい — “super cool” (casual slang)
The kanji 超 combines the movement radical 辶 (a path or road) with a phonetic part that suggests leaping or going beyond a line. Together they express the idea of going past a limit — surpassing a boundary or standard.
In modern Japanese, especially among younger speakers, the reading ちょう is also used as a casual prefix meaning “super,” “really,” or “totally.” You often hear phrases like ちょーかっこいい (“super cool”) or ちょううまい (“really tasty”), where this kanji adds extra emphasis to an adjective.