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Japanese symbol for “countdown”

Romaji: byouyomi
countdown

In Japanese, countdown is , read (byouyomi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n countdown

Kanji and stroke order

second (1/60 minute)
on: ビョウ
9 strokes · JLPT 2
read
on: ドク、トク、トウ
kun: よ.む、-よ.み
14 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “countdown”

WordReadingMeaning
カウントダウン kauntodauncountdown

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
びょうそく byousokuspeed per second; velocity per second
まいびょう maibyouevery second
びょうしん byoushinsecond hand (of clock)
ふんびょう funbyoumoment
いちびょう ichibyouone second
よみ yomireading
よむ yomuto read
どくしゃ dokushareader

See also: Chinese symbol for “countdown”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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