JLPT N2 · 9 strokes
Kanji 秒: "second (1/60 minute)"
The kanji 秒 means "second (1/60 minute)". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ビョウ 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)
ビョウ
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 | second (1/60 minute) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 1015 of 2,501 |
Common words with 秒
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 秒second (unit of time) · arc second
- 数秒a few seconds; several seconds
- 一秒one second
- 秒でin an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
- 秒針second hand (of clock)
- 秒読みcountdown
- 秒速speed per second; velocity per second · instant; moment; a few seconds
- 秒殺winning in a flash; instant defeat
- 毎秒every second
- 寸秒a moment
- ミリ秒millisecond
- ３秒ルールthree-second rule (food hygiene myth) · three seconds rule (basketball)
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