9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N2

second (1/60 minute)

On'yomi
  • ビョ
    second (unit of time) ②arc second

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ビョウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

second (1/60 minute)
ビョウ (3rd, N2)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
few, little
すこ.し ショウ すく.ない (2nd, N4)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

second (unit of time) ②arc second
several seconds
winning in a flash
second hand (of clock)
speed per second ②instant
three-second rule (food hygiene myth) ②three seconds rule (basketball)
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References

Unicode hex code 79D2
JIS X 0208 1-41-35
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3271
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4129
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1137
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1462
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 774
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1052
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 899
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 965
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 831
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 867
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 24952
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 380
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1152
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1207
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 499
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 779
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 403
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 344
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1151
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1432
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 908
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5d4.2
Four corner code 2992.0
De Roo Code 2260