JLPT N2 · 15 strokes
Kanji 億: "hundred million, 10**8"
The kanji 億 means "hundred million, 10**8". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read オク in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
オク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | hundred million, 10**8 |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 716 of 2,501 |
Common words with 億
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 億hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
- 億劫troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
- 一億100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
- １００億10,000,000,000; ten billion
- 十億1,000,000,000; billion
- 億万長者billionaire; multimillionaire; very rich person
- 千億100,000,000,000; hundred billion · many
- 億万millions and millions
- 数億年several hundred million years
- 億劫がるto show unwillingness (to do); to be reluctant (to do); to look annoyed; to show signs of finding something bothersome
- 億兆the people; multitude; masses
- 十万億土eternity; paradise
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