びょう

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Japanese

Adjective

びょう (byō-tari (adnominal びょうとした (byō to shita) or びょうたる (byō taru), adverbial びょう (byō to) or びょうとして (byō to shite))

  1. : boundless (usually in reference to water, such as the sea); extremely tiny
  2. : small, minor, trifling

Counter

びょう (-byō

  1. : seconds (duration)

Noun

びょう (byō

  1. : a second (the unit of time)
  2. , 庿: a mausoleum; a kind of small shrine; the main building of a palace housing the room where court is held
  3. : a tack; a thumbtack or pushpin; a rivet; a hobnail
  4. : a squint; strabismus
  5. : a cat
  6. : a disease