Kanji

What does the kanji 兆 mean?

兆 means trillion; omen. On'yomi チョウ. Kun'yomi きざ.す、きざ.し.

Quick facts
On'yomiチョウ
Kun'yomiきざ.す、きざ.し
Strokes6
Main radical儿
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
On'yomi チョウKun'yomi きざ.す、きざ.し
N2 · estimated, JLPT framework6 strokes

trillion; omen

Memory hook

Cracks spreading either way, read as an omen — OMEN, TRILLION.

Main radical

儿legs 2 strokes

Stroke order · 6 strokes

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Common words

  • 兆しきざしsign, omen
  • ~兆~ちょうtrillion; omen, sign (suffix)

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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