Lexical entry
スーパー
suupaa
An abbreviation used for supermarket, subtitles/telop, and related 'super-' uses.
Meaning
Most commonly short for 'supermarket'. It also appears in media-related abbreviations for subtitles or telop, and in technical or prefixed uses such as superheterodyne.
- supermarket abbreviation
- media caption/subtitle abbreviation
- technical super- use
Examples
Example Sentences
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Related
スーパーインポーズ
スーパーインポーズ
A caption or text overlay superimposed on video or TV footage.
スーパースコープ
スーパースコープ
A wide-screen format or display system, usually written as a coined loanword term.
スーパーチェーン
スーパーチェーン
A chain of supermarkets under one company or brand.
スーパーボウル
スーパーボウル
The championship game of the National Football League.
キャプション
キャプション
Text that identifies or explains an image, scene, or video segment.
テロップ
テロップ
Text or images superimposed on a television screen.
Evidence and Provenance
- Data source
- JMdict_english
- Revision
- JMdict.2026-04-17
- Review flags
- ambiguous-sense, possible-abbreviation, multiple-category-candidates, jlpt-uncertain
- Active language
- English