微 – delicate, minuteness, insignificance

13 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1108 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 微 means delicate, minuteness, insignificance. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ビ (bi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かす.か (kasuka). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 彳 (no. 60).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ビ	bi
Kun’yomi	かす.か	kasuka

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 彳 (Kangxi radical 60). Components: 山・彳・攵・乞.

Words using 微

微妙びみょうsubtle微笑むほほえむto smile顕微鏡けんびきょうmicroscope微かかすかfaint微量びりょうminuscule amount微塵みじんparticle微笑びしょうsmile

Example sentences

その２つの絵には微妙な違いがある。

There are subtle differences between the two pictures.

Tatoeba #213456

その顧客の苦情は微妙な問題に関わるものだった。

The customer's complaint was about a sensitive issue.

Tatoeba #210842

トムが次のオリンピックに出場できるかどうかは微妙だ。

There are doubts as to whether or not Tom will be able to participate in the next Olympics.

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Kanji with the same radical

後得役待復従彼徒徴徹律御徳往径徐

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