Jisho

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複

14 strokes
Radical:
clothes 衣 (衤)
Parts:
夂 日 初 乞
duplicate, double, compound, multiple
On:
フク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
915 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 複 【フク】 compound, composite, multiple, re-, bi-, doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.), place bet (in horse racing, etc.), show bet, bet that predicts a top 2 or top 3 finish (depending on number of horses, etc. in race)
  • 複合 【フクゴウ】 composite, combined, complex
  • 重複 【チョウフク】 duplication, repetition, overlapping, redundancy, restoration
  • 遺伝子重複 【イデンシチョウフク】 gene duplication

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fu4
Korean:
bog, bu

Spanish

  • repetir
  • duplicar
  • doble
  • compuesto
  • múltiple

Portuguese

  • duplicação
  • duplicar
  • composto
  • múltiplo

French

  • duplication
  • copie
  • composé
  • multiple
  • compliqué
865 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
804 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
783 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1050 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4255 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
764 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
886 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
916 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
938 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
522 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1636 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1565 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
827 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1132 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
476 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34417 Morohashi
1222 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5484 New Nelson (John Haig)
465 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
504 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
802 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
667 2001 Kanji
5e9.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-9 SKIP code
3824.7 Four corner code
1-42-03 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8907 Unicode hex code

雑

14 strokes
Radical:
small bird 隹
Parts:
九 木 隹
Variants:
雜
miscellaneous
Kun:
まじ.える、 まじ.る
On:
ザツ、 ゾウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
839 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 雑 【ザツ】 rough, crude, sloppy, messy, miscellaneous
  • 雑音 【ザツオン】 noise (usu. unpleasant), interference (e.g. radio), static, noise, gossip, irresponsible criticism
  • 猥雑 【ワイザツ】 vulgar, indecent, crude, sordid, jumbled (of a place), disorderly, chaotic, messy
  • 交雑 【コウザツ】 hybridization, crossing, mixing
  • 雑 【ゾウ】 miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)
  • 雑木林 【ゾウキバヤシ】 grove of miscellaneous trees, copse, coppice, thicket

Kun reading compounds

  • 交える 【まじえる】 to mix, to combine, to include, to exchange (words, fire, etc.), to cross (e.g. swords), to join together
  • 混じる 【まじる】 to be mixed, to be blended with, to be combined, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
za2
Korean:
jab

Spanish

  • misceláneo
  • varios
  • mezclado
  • basto
  • tosco

Portuguese

  • misto

French

  • divers
615 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
714 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
687 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
812 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5032 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
365 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
994 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2127 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
575 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
584 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
523 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1855 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1752 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
939 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1267 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
569 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
42022 Morohashi
1385 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6507 New Nelson (John Haig)
562 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
604 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
790 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1675 2001 Kanji
8c6.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-8 SKIP code
4091.4 Four corner code
1-27-08 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
96d1 Unicode hex code

微

13 strokes
Radical:
step 彳
Parts:
山 彳 乞 攵
delicate, minuteness, insignificance
Kun:
かす.か
On:
ビ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1108 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 微 【ビ】 minuteness, one millionth
  • 微細 【ビサイ】 minute, fine, detailed, subtle
  • 細微 【サイビ】 minute, meager, meagre, mean
  • 翠微 【スイビ】 approx. 80% of the way up a mountainside, view of a light green mountain, mountain that appears green from afar

Kun reading compounds

  • 微か 【かすか】 faint, dim, weak, slight, vague, indistinct, hazy, poor, wretched, meagre, meager, scanty

Readings

Japanese names:
み
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wei1, wei2
Korean:
mi

Spanish

  • insignificante
  • diminuto
  • pequeño
  • secreto

Portuguese

  • delicado
  • miudeza
  • insignificancia

French

  • ténu
  • délicat
  • insignifiant
1735 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1228 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1631 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1668 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1283 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1419 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1508 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1149 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
635 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
788 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
461 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
587 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
898 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10203 Morohashi
639 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1765 New Nelson (John Haig)
889 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
954 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1622 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2066 2001 Kanji
3i10.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-10 SKIP code
2824.0 Four corner code
1-40-89 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5fae Unicode hex code

妙

7 strokes
Radical:
woman, female 女
Parts:
ノ 女 小
Variants:
玅
exquisite, strange, queer, mystery, miracle, excellent, delicate, charming
Kun:
たえ
On:
ミョウ、 ビョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1122 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 妙 【ミョウ】 strange, weird, odd, curious, wonder, mystery, miracle, excellence, cleverness, adroitness, knack, skill
  • 妙案 【ミョウアン】 ingenious idea, excellent plan, bright idea
  • 絶妙 【ゼツミョウ】 exquisite, superb, perfect, miraculous
  • 軽妙 【ケイミョウ】 light and easy, lambent, clever, witty, smart
  • 神妙 【シンミョウ】 meek, quiet, docile, humble, faithful, obedient, mysterious, marvelous, marvellous

Kun reading compounds

  • 妙なる 【たえなる】 exquisite (e.g. melody), melodious, delicate, enchanting
  • 妙なる調べ 【たえなるしらべ】 enchanting melody, sweet tune
  • 白妙 【しろたえ】 white cloth, white

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
miao4
Korean:
myo

Spanish

  • exquisito
  • encantador
  • admirable
  • extraño
  • raro
  • misterioso
  • joven

Portuguese

  • estranho
  • seleto
  • afeminado
  • mistério
  • milagre
  • charmoso
  • delicado
  • excelente

French

  • bizarre
  • surprenant
  • mystère
  • merveilleux
  • excellent
  • exquis
  • délicat
  • charmant
1841 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1045 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1199 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1321 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1188 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
614 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1154 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1209 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1150 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
437 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
280 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
176 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
210 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
124 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6090 Morohashi
239 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1191 New Nelson (John Haig)
123 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
130 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1114 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1760 2001 Kanji
3e4.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
4942.0 Four corner code
1-44-15 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5999 Unicode hex code