How to say 'Trillion' or 'Sign' in Japanese | 兆

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The Japanese word for Trillion or Sign is 'Chou', written as 兆 in Japanese.'Trillion' or 'Sign' in hiragana is ちょう.

word

兆

Meaning

Trillion, Sign

Reading

ちょう

chou

Kanji

兆Omen, Trillion

Explanation

The Japanese noun '兆 (ちょう)' has two distinct meanings. The first meaning is 'sign', referring to an indication or omen of something that might happen in the future. For example: there are signs of rain「雨の兆がある」(あめのちょうがある). The second meaning is 'trillion', used in the context of numbers. For example: the national debt is over 100 trillion yen「国の借金は100兆円を超えている」(くにのしゃっきんはひゃくちょうえんをこえている). It's important to note that '兆' as 'trillion' is used in the Japanese numbering system, which differs from the Western system where 'trillion' represents a different numerical value.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4010

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 兆

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

兆

Meaning

Omen, Trillion

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'Chou' means 'Trillion' or 'Sign' .

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