Japanese symbol for “countdown”
秒読み
びょうよみ
Romaji: byouyomi
countdown
In Japanese, countdown is 秒読み, read びょうよみ (byouyomi).
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Meanings
- n countdown
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “countdown”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| カウントダウン | カウントダウン kauntodaun | countdown |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 秒速 | びょうそく byousoku | speed per second; velocity per second |
| 毎秒 | まいびょう maibyou | every second |
| 秒針 | びょうしん byoushin | second hand (of clock) |
| 分秒 | ふんびょう funbyou | moment |
| 一秒 | いちびょう ichibyou | one second |
| 読み | よみ yomi | reading |
| 読む | よむ yomu | to read |
| 読者 | どくしゃ dokusha | reader |
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.