超絶

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ちょう
Grade: S
ぜつ
Grade: 5
goon
Alternative spelling
超絕 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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/teuzetu//t͡ɕʲoːzet͡su/

From Middle Chinese compound 超絕 (MC trhjew dzjwet, literally “to surpass + to cut off”). Compare modern Mandarin reading chāojué.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(ちょう)(ぜつ) (chōzetsuてうぜつ (teuzetu)?-na (adnominal (ちょう)(ぜつ) (chōzetsu na), adverbial (ちょう)(ぜつ) (chōzetsu ni))

  1. transcendent, outstanding, excellent

Usage notes

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The use of this term as an adjective appears to be a relatively recent development. Many Japanese dictionaries do not list any adjectival senses for this term.[1][2][3][4]

Inflection

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Noun

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(ちょう)(ぜつ) (chōzetsuてうぜつ (teuzetu)?

  1. transcendence, excellence

Verb

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(ちょう)(ぜつ)する (chōzetsu suruてうぜつ (teuzetu)?suru (stem (ちょう)(ぜつ) (chōzetsu shi), past (ちょう)(ぜつ)した (chōzetsu shita))

  1. to transcend, to stand out, to excel

Usage notes

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The verb phrase is often used to modify a noun as an adjectival phrase, in both its present and perfective conjugations.

Conjugation

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN