# 秒 — second of time

秒 means “second of time”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: ビョウ (byou). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 秒 (byou, “second”).

- Meaning: second of time
- On'yomi: ビョウ (byou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Time 2

## How to remember 秒

A grain (禾), a little (少) thing: a second is that small.

Parts: 禾 grain · 少 a little

## Words with 秒

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 秒 | びょう (byou) | second |

## Don't confuse it with

[称](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/appellation/) · [歩](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/walk/) · [省](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ministry/) · [秀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/excel/)

## More in the “Time 2” set

[再](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/again/) · [常](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/always/) · [末](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/tip/) · [旧](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/former/) · [秒](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/second-of-time/) · [昔](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/long-ago/) · [頃](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/around-a-time/)

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