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Japanese symbol for “ns”

Romaji: nanobyou
nanosecond; billionth of a second; ns

In Japanese, ns is , read (nanobyou).

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 nanosecond; billionth of a second; ns

Kanji and stroke order

second (1/60 minute)
on: ビョウ
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “ns”

WordReadingMeaning
しんがいしげき shingaishigekinoxious stimulus; NS; noxious stimuli
ナノセカンド nanosekandonanosecond; billionth of a second; ns
ナノセック nanosekkunanosecond; billionth of a second; ns

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
びょうよみ byouyomicountdown
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

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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