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超能力

ちょうのうりょく

N2superpower · psychic ability

Examples

少年は物を動かす超能力を隠して暮らしていた。

超能力に頼らず知恵で危機を切り抜ける主人公が面白い。

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Study notes

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.

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