JLPT N2 · 6 strokes
Kanji 兆: "portent, 10**12, trillion"
The kanji 兆 means "portent, 10**12, trillion, sign, omen, symptoms". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read チョウ in on'yomi and きざ.す, きざ.し in kun'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)
チョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
きざ.すきざ.し
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 | portent, 10**12, trillion, sign, omen, symptoms |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 1174 of 2,501 |
Common words with 兆
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 兆候sign; indication; omen; symptom
- 兆しsign; indication; omen; symptom
- 予兆omen; sign; notice; indication
- 前兆omen; portent; sign; presage
- 兆10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion · sign; omen; indication; portent
- 吉兆lucky omen; good omen
- 凶兆evil omen
- １兆1,000,000,000,000; one trillion; 10^12
- 兆すto show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of) · to bud; to germinate; to sprout
- 瑞兆auspicious sign; good omen
- 億兆the people; multitude; masses
- 兆民the whole nation; all the people
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