Kanji

兆

兆

portent, 10**12, trillion, sign, omen, symptoms

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

儿部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

きざす, きざし

Nanori (Name Reading)

とき, よし

Common Readings

チョウ, きざ…し, きざ…す

Example sentences

兆候 ちょうこう
景気回復の兆候がようやく見え始めてきた。

Signs of economic recovery have finally begun to appear.

兆し きざし
春の兆しを感じる。

I feel the signs of spring.

終わりを告げる おわりをつげる
長い冬が終わりを告げ、ようやく春の兆しが見えてきた。

The long winter came to an end, and signs of spring finally began to appear.

予兆 よちょう
空の色の変化は、大嵐の予兆だった。

The change in the color of the sky was a precursor to a great storm.

不吉 ふきつ
黒い猫が前を横切るのは、不吉な予兆だと信じられている。

It is believed that a black cat crossing in front of you is an ominous sign.

前兆 ぜんちょう
鳥たちが一斉に飛び立ったのは、地震の前兆だったのかもしれない。

The birds taking off all at once might have been a precursor to the earthquake.

黄霧四塞 こうむしそく
古代中国では、黄霧四塞は天下が乱れる前兆であると信じられていた。

In ancient China, it was believed that yellow fog filling the air was a precursor to the world falling into chaos.

兆 ちょう
そのプロジェクトの予算は１兆円を超えている。

The budget for that project exceeds one trillion yen.

細胞 さいぼう
人間の体は約37兆個の細胞で構成されている。

The human body is composed of about 37 trillion cells.

Example Vocabulary

兆候

ちょうこう

sign; indication; symptom

兆し

きざし

sign; symptom; indication; omen

予兆

よちょう

omen; sign; precursor

前兆

ぜんちょう

omen; precursor; sign; portent

兆

ちょう

trillion (10^12); sign; omen; indication

凶兆

きょうちょう

吉兆

きっちょう

兆す

きざす

一兆

いっちょう

１兆

いっちょう

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