Vocabulary What does 秒読み (びょうよみ, byouyomi) mean? 秒読み (びょうよみ, byouyomi) means countdown. Quick factsReadingびょうよみRomajibyouyomiPart of speechnoun 秒読みびょうよみbyouyomicountdown1noun countdownKanji in this word秒second (time)読to read