漢字道KANJIDO

12 strokesRadical

3Junior high level12 strokesRadical
On
チョウ
Kun
こ(える)・こ(す)
Meaning
exceed; super-

Origin

ORIGIN

走 "to run" with 召: to run and leap over — to exceed, to surpass.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

チョウ超越・超過・入超
こえる超える

Compare: 越える

こす超す

Compare: 越す

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 超えるこえる

    to exceed

  • 超過ちょうか

    excess

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

人数が百人を超えた。

The number of people exceeded one hundred.

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