べう

Japanese

Etymology 1

Suffix

べう • (-beu) 

1. (Classical Japanese) u-onbin form of べく (beku)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of べう – see the following entries.

【秒びょう】3 [noun] second (one-sixtieth of a minute; SI unit of time) [noun] second (unit of angular measure)

【廟びょう】J [noun] mausoleum [noun] shrine [noun] palace

【眇びょう】H [adjective] (obsolete) small, minor, trifling [noun] (obsolete) squint; strabismus

(This term, べう (beu), is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as べう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as べう.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 猫.)