Keyword
second
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig965
Readings
びょう
(100%)
Composed of
grain plant
few
Mnemonic

You know how in the ancient times they used hourglasses to measure time? Well, what do you think they put in there? Sand? What if you don't have any sand? Yes, just grab a few grain plants growing nearby, and use that to make an hourglass! Then you can watch as the grains fall through your new hourglass each second.

Used in vocabulary (33 in total)
second (unit of time); arc second
several seconds
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
second hand (of clock)
speed per second; velocity per second; instant; moment; a few seconds
winning in a flash; instant defeat
millisecond
three-second rule (food hygiene myth); three seconds rule (basketball)
three-second rule (food hygiene myth); three seconds rule (basketball)
nanosecond; billionth of a second; ns
split second; instant
to have no time to lose; to fight with every minute and every second
rapid progress; minute-by-minute progress
femtosecond chemistry; femtochemistry
decays per second; disintegrations per second; dps
arc second; arcsecond; second of arc
Examples (17 in total)
I want to talk with you for a few seconds.
My watch gains thirty seconds a month.
He waited for several seconds and opened the door.