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兆

Omen
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingチョウ
Kun readingきざ.す、きざ.し

Meanings

  1. omen
  2. 10**12
  3. portentRtK
  4. sign
    彼は糖尿病のどんな兆しにも注意していた。He was watchful for any sign of diabetes.tatoeba
  5. symptoms
    多くの病気と同様、それには特有の兆候がある。Like most diseases, it has its own symptoms.tatoeba
  6. trillion
  1. 10^12
  2. 1,000,000,000,000

Homonyms

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Popular Usage

兆し

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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turtle (龟)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 250

Compound words

彼の怠惰は将来に対する悪い前兆だった。
His laziness boded ill for the future.tatoeba
彼の事業もやっと萌芽の兆しを見せた。
His business has begun to thrive at last.tatoeba

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Omen; trillion. The cracks on a tortoise shell in divination. 一兆 — one trillion.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 兆

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step