1.
to exceed, to surpass
To go beyond a limit or amount.
予算を超す。
To exceed the budget.
気温が四十度を超した。
The temperature exceeded forty degrees.
参加者が百人を超して、会場に入りきれなかった。
The number of participants exceeded a hundred, and they couldn't all fit in the venue.
2.
to pass through, to tide over
To get through a difficult time.
冬を超す。
To get through the winter.
厳しい時期を超して、やっと落ち着いた。
After getting through the tough period, things finally settled down.
何度も困難を超してきた経験があるから、もう怖くない。
Because I have the experience of getting through difficulties many times, I'm no longer afraid.
超す is a godan verb meaning to exceed or surpass a limit.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 他動詞 (transitive)
- Takes を particle: 〜を超す
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 予算を超す: to exceed the budget
- 限度を超す: to exceed the limit
- 予想を超す: to exceed expectations
- 百万を超す: to exceed one million
KANJI DISTINCTION (same reading):
- 超す: to exceed, surpass (abstract limits)
- 越す: to cross over, pass through (physical movement)
SIMILAR:
- 超える: same meaning (ichidan verb variant)
- 上回る: to surpass, exceed