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超
chou
Description
「超」は、とても、すごく、という意味でよく使う言葉です。
"超" is a word often used to mean very or extremely.
若い人が話す時によく使いますが、数字や漢字の前に付けて「〜を超える」という意味にもなります。
Young people often use "超" in speech, and it can also be attached before numbers or kanji to mean "exceeding ~."
Meanings
超chou
very, super, really (casual intensifier)
このケーキ、超おいしい！
This cake is super delicious!
超chou
super-, ultra-, exceeding (prefix)
これは超高速の電車です。
This is a super high-speed train.
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Notes
- Nuance
超 as an intensifier is very casual/slangy, common among young people; use とても in formal writing.
- Etymology
from the verb 超える (to exceed); as a prefix it means 'beyond/super', e.g. 超音速 (supersonic).
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