trillion, sign, omen
On'yomi (音読み)
- チョウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- きざ.し
About this kanji
The kanji 兆 primarily means 'trillion,' but it also conveys the ideas of 'sign' or 'omen.' It is commonly used as a noun rather than a verb. For example, the compound 兆候 (ちょうこう) means 'sign' or 'indication,' used when discussing symptoms or trends. Another important compound is 兆円 (ちょうえん), which refers to 'trillion yen,' a significant figure in finance. Additionally, 一兆 (いっちょう) means 'one trillion.' It's interesting to note that the reading 兆し (きざし) refers to an 'omen,' capturing a sense of foreboding or a hint about the future.
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Example sentences
彼の資産は数兆円だ。
His assets are worth trillions of yen.
Meanings across languages
- English
- trillion, sign, omen
- Tiếng Việt
- tỷ, dấu hiệu, điềm
- 日本語
- 兆, 兆候, 兆し
- 한국어
- 조, 징후
- 中文
- 万亿, 征兆
- id
- triliun, tanda
- th
- ล้านล้าน, สัญญาณ
- es
- billón, signo
- fr
- trillion, signe
- de
- Billion, Omen
- pt
- trilhão, sinal
Common compounds
- 兆候ちょうこうsign, omen
- 兆円ちょうえんtrillion yen
- 一兆いっちょうone trillion
- 兆しきざしomen, sign
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