超能力

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 超能力, read ちょうのうりょく, means a special power portrayed as exceeding ordinary human abilities.
• Basic usage: It is used for powers in stories, such as moving objects or a protagonist's extraordinary abilities.
  • 少年は物を動かす超能力を隠して暮らしていた。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinction from 才能
  • 才能 can refer to talent in areas such as music or scholarship, while 超能力 centers on supernatural powers. The words are not always interchangeable simply because an ability is exceptional.