兆
兆 — Portent
portent, 10**12, trillion, sign, omen, symptoms
On’yomiチョウ (chou)
Kun’yomiきざす (kizasu)
Kun’yomiきざし (kizashi)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 兆
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兆し | きざし kizashi | sign; indication; omen |
| 兆候 | ちょうこう choukou | sign; indication; omen |
| 前兆 | ぜんちょう zenchou | omen; portent; sign |
| 兆 | ちょう chou | 10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion |
| 吉兆 | きっちょう kicchou | lucky omen; good omen |
Study notes
兆 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1174 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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