exceed / super-
N2- Onyomi
- チョウ
- Kunyomi
- こ(える)
- Stroke count
- 12
- JLPT
- N2
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 超 down and you get 走 (run) — someone running along the road. Picture a pedestrian crossing marked with painted stripes, put 超 inside it, and let that scene stand for "exceed" — exceed / super-. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 12
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は12画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 12 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example sentences (4)
滞在が三か月を超える場合は、在留カードが必要になります。
たいざい が さんかげつ を こえる ばあい は、ざいりゅう かーど が ひつよう に なります。
taizai ga sankagetsu o koeru baai wa, zairyuu kaado ga hitsuyou ni narimasu.
If your stay exceeds three months, you will need a residence card.
自分の領域を超えて学ぶことが、成長につながります。
じぶん の りょういき を こえて まなぶ こと が、せいちょう に つながります。
jibun no ryouiki o koete manabu koto ga, seichou ni tsunagarimasu.
Learning beyond your own domain leads to growth.
この機構は、国を超えて研究者を支援しています。
この きこう は、くに を こえて けんきゅうしゃ を しえん しています。
kono kikou wa, kuni o koete kenkyuusha o shien shiteimasu.
This organization supports researchers across national borders.
数えてみると、覚えた単語はもう千を超えていました。
かぞえて みる と、おぼえた たんご は もう せん を こえていました。
kazoete miru to, oboeta tango wa mou sen o koeteimashita.
When I counted, the words I had learned already exceeded a thousand.