Meaning

Primary

Ballot

Alternative

A Vote

Word Type

counter, noun

Explanation

The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well. It can also be a vote, because that's what ballots tend to do.

Reading

ひょう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji.

Context

Context Sentences

当選にはあと百票届かなかった。

They were a hundred votes were short of getting elected.

どうやってそんなに大量の票をゲットしたの?

How did you get such a large amount of votes?

そのアイドルは、総選挙で自分が得票数1位になったとき、とてもうれしそうに笑った。

The idol smiled happily when she became the top vote recipient in the general election.

コウイチは票の大半を得て相手候補者に圧勝し、アメリカ合衆国の大統領となった。

Koichi defeated the other candidate with a majority of the votes and became the President of the United States of America.

Kanji Composition