秒
秒 — Second (1/60 minute)
second (1/60 minute)
On’yomiビョウ (byou)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 秒
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 秒 | びょう byou | second (unit of time); arc second |
| 秒速 | びょうそく byousoku | speed per second; velocity per second; instant |
| 秒読み | びょうよみ byouyomi | countdown |
| 毎秒 | まいびょう maibyou | every second |
Study notes
秒 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1015 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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