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Kanji Detail for 秒 - "second, moment"

秒

  • Meaning

    秒 means "second, moment." Also associated with slight.

    1. Second - A unit of time.

    2. Moment - A very brief period.

    3. Slight - Very small; minute.

  • Words using 秒

    • 秒読み びょうよみ Listen countdown
    • 秒速 びょうそく Listen speed per second; velocity per second; instant

  • Tattoo check: 秒

    • Verified meaning: second, moment
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: slight

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    second (1/60 minute)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    beard of grain or corn; a second

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    second (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit); (coll.) instantly

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    a second; a corn kernel; measure word for time

  • Onyomi

    tip

    byoh(ビョウ) ビョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    禾 (nogi・nogihen)

  • Related Keywords

    second moment slight awn faint unit of time brief clock countdown duration hour instant interval minute small speed tick time fleeting

Sentences including 秒

  • A minute has sixty seconds.

  • What hour, minute, and second is it now?

  • My contractions last about forty-five seconds.

  • I want to talk with you for a few seconds.

  • It's only six pence per second.

  • My watch gains thirty seconds a month.

  • Zap it in the microwave for thirty seconds.

  • The meal was ready in just forty seconds.

  • A second is a sixtieth part of a minute.

  • My watch gains five seconds a day.

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