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秒 = 少 + 禾

秒 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “second”. It is built from 少 (few) and 禾 (grain). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 965.

Keyword
second
RTK frame
965
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ビョウ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
second (1/60 minute), второй
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
秒 beard of grain or corn

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 少 few
  2. 禾 grain

How to find 秒 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “few” + “grain”. 秒 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 秒 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.