JLPT N3 · 14 strokes
Kanji 雑: "miscellaneous"
The kanji 雑 means "miscellaneous". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ザツ, ゾウ in on'yomi and まじ.える, まじ.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ザツゾウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まじ.えるまじ.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | miscellaneous |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 839 of 2,501 |
Common words with 雑
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 複雑complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
- 雑誌magazine; journal; periodical
- 雑談chatting; idle talk
- 雑rough; crude; sloppy; messy · miscellaneous
- 混雑congestion; crush; crowding; jam · confusion; disorder
- 雑魚small fish; small fry · (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
- 雑草weed
- 雑用chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs · miscellaneous expenses
- 雑巾house-cloth; dust cloth
- 雑音noise (usu. unpleasant) · interference (e.g. radio); static; noise
- 大雑把rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; sweeping · careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
- 乱雑disorder; confusion; clutter; mess
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