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億
億
15 strokes
Frequency: 716
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

hundred million
10**8

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
オク
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
お

Common Words

億
おく
Freq #4011
1

Numeric

hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8

Examples
１０億人の人たちが英語を話しています。
One billion people speak English.
億劫
おっくう
おくこう
おっこう
～な Adj.
Noun
Freq #13382
1

troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying

Examples
パーティーに着ていく服を選ぶのはおっくうだ。
It's a hassle trying to decide what to wear to the party.
一億
１億
いちおく
Noun
Freq #14993
1

100,000,000; one hundred million

Examples
同社の昨年の対インド輸出は１億ドルに達した。
The company's exports to India amounted to $100 million last year.
おくび (噯／噯気／億尾)
噯
噯気
噫気
あいき (噯気／噫気／噯木)
億尾
噯木
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #25724
1

belch; eructation; burp

１００億
百億
１００００００００００
ひゃくおく
Freq #36288
1

Numeric

10,000,000,000; ten billion

十億
じゅうおく
Freq #48647
1

Numeric

1,000,000,000; billion

億万長者
おくまんちょうじゃ
Noun
Freq #48814
1

billionaire; multimillionaire; very rich person

Examples
自分が億万長者だと想像してごらん。
Imagine yourself as a billionaire.
千億
せんおく
Freq #77743
1

Numeric

100,000,000,000; hundred billion

2

Common noun

many

億万
おくまん
Noun
Freq #81393
1

millions and millions

数億年
すうおくねん
Noun
Freq #85329
1

several hundred million years

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