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second

JLPT N2 Grade 3 9 strokes
On'yomi
ビョウ

秒 means "second". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 9 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ビョウ. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

秒 in example sentences

  • 1ふんは60びょうです。

    1 fun wa 60 byou desu.

    A minute has sixty seconds.

  • 30びょう、レンジでチンして。

    30 byou, renji de chin shite.

    Microwave it for thirty seconds.

  • トムってさぁ、バナナ1ぽんを3びょうべれるんだよ。

    Tomu tte saa, banana 1pon o 3 byou de tabererun da yo.

    Tom can eat a banana in three seconds.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

Stroke order & writing

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Common questions

What does the kanji 秒 mean?
秒 means "second". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How many strokes does 秒 have?
秒 is written in 9 strokes.
How is 秒 read?
Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ビョウ.
What JLPT level is 秒?
秒 is a JLPT N2 kanji.