How to say 'Second' in Japanese | 秒

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The Japanese word for Second is 'Byou', written as 秒 in Japanese.'Second' in hiragana is びょう.

word

秒

Meaning

Second

Reading

びょう

byou

Kanji

秒Second

Explanation

The Japanese suffix '秒 (びょう)' means 'second' and is used as a unit of time. It is commonly attached to numbers to indicate a specific number of seconds. For example: 10 seconds「10秒」(じゅうびょう). It can also be used in expressions like 'a few seconds'「数秒」(すうびょう). This suffix is essential for discussing time durations in Japanese, whether in everyday conversation or technical contexts. Note that '秒' is always used as a suffix and never stands alone as a word.

Part Of Speech

suffix

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3365

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 秒

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

秒

Meaning

Second

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