How to say "super" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- adverbCovers 'super' in the sense of an intensifier, as in 'super expensive'. A colloquial word, normally written in kana alone, used in casual speech to mean 'extremely; really'.
- 超絶ちょうぜつadverbAlso matches 'super' as an intensifier meaning 'extremely; awfully', but it is slang. Use it in very casual contexts; it is seldom the neutral word you want.
Use 「めっちゃ」 as a colloquial intensifier meaning 'super/really' before adjectives, and 超絶 as slangy 'super/extremely' with a similar intensifying force; both are casual rather than neutral.
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