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What does the kanji 秒 mean?

秒 means second (time). On'yomi ビョウ.

Quick facts
On'yomiビョウ
Strokes9
Main radical禾
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
On'yomi ビョウ
N2 · estimated, JLPT framework9 strokes

second (time)

Memory hook

A tiny (少) grain of rice (禾) falling in the very briefest instant — SECOND.

Main radical

禾rice plant 5 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 9 strokes

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Common words

  • 秒びょうsecond (unit of time)

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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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