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超空間 (ちょうくうかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

超ちょう空くう間かん

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Meanings

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noun

hyperspace; superspace

Used in physics and science fiction for a space of more than three dimensions, or a theoretical space that allows faster-than-light travel.

SF小しょう説せつでは、宇う宙ちゅう船せんが超ちょう空くう間かんに入はいってワープする。
In sci-fi novels, spaceships enter hyperspace to warp.
超ちょう空くう間かん理り

論ろん

は

、

高こう

次じ

元げん

の

存そん

在ざい

を

仮か

定てい

し

て

いる

。

Hyperspace theory assumes the existence of higher dimensions.

Kanji

超transcend, super-, ultra-
空empty, sky, void
間interval, space

Similar words

異い次じ元げん
異次元 means 'different dimension' and is broader, often used in fantasy or metaphorical contexts, while 超空間 specifically refers to a mathematical or sci-fi hyperspace.
ワープ
ワープ is the action of warping or the warp itself, often associated with 超空間 as the medium through which warping occurs.

Etymology

Compound of 超 (chō, 'super-, hyper-') and 空間 (kūkan, 'space'). A calque from English 'hyperspace' or 'superspace', used in physics and science fiction since the mid-20th century.