sign · trillion

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 兆 is used for signs and a large numerical unit, with the on-reading ちょう.
• Basic usage: As a quantity, 一兆 is 1,000,000,000,000, or ten thousand times one hundred million. 兆候(ちょうこう) means a sign of a change or condition.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Seeing signs
  • 回復の兆候が少し見えてきた means that slight signs suggesting recovery have begun to appear. It does not make the stronger claim that recovery is complete.