Today’s Kanji is “秒” (byou); Kanji for “second”.
Handwritten Kanji “秒” (byou)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “秒”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 秒 | ビョウ | byou | 9 | 禾 | second |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “秒”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 秒針 | びょうしん | Byōshin | The second hand |
| 秒速 | びょうそく | Byōsoku | Per second |
| 秒でかけつける | びょうでかけつける | Byō de kaketsukeru | Rush in seconds |
