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Kanji Detail for 兆 - "omen, sign, trillion"

兆

  • Meaning

    兆 means "omen, sign, trillion."

    1. Omen - A sign of things to come.

    2. Trillion - A very large number.

    3. Portent - An indication; a harbinger.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    portent; 10**12; trillion; sign; omen; symptoms

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    omen; million; mega; also trillion. China = million; Japan and Taiwan = trillion

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Zhao

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    omen; mega-, million

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    In ancient times, tortoise shells were used for divination. Burning the shell and examining the cracks to determine fortune is called 兆. Hence all methods of divining fortune are called 兆. Such as the common belief that crow cries are bad omens (凶兆) and magpie chattering is a good omen (吉兆). | Sign; indication. Such as 朕兆, meaning things that have manifested and can be seen. | A number name. One million is 兆. Also, arithmetic books say wan-wan is 億, wan-億 is 兆. | Altar grounds and cemetery boundaries are all called 兆. Hence divining for burial sites is also called 卜兆.
  • Onyomitip

    cho(ちょ) ちょ

    joh(じょう) じょう

  • Kunyomitip

    kiza.shi(きざし) きざし

    kiza.su(きざす) きざす

    urana.i(うらない) うらない

  • Strokestip

    6 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    儿 (ninnyo・hitoashi)

  • Related Keywords
    omen sign portent trillion billion million vast numerous predict forecast augur divination indication harbinger presage symptom beginning start grave tomb

Sentences including 兆

  • This wind is a sign of a storm.

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