微
微 — Delicate
delicate, minuteness, insignificance
On’yomiビ (bi)
Kun’yomiかすか (kasuka)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 微
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 微妙 | びみょう bimyou | subtle; delicate; fine |
| 微生物 | びせいぶつ biseibutsu | microbe; germ |
| 微小 | びしょう bishou | microscopic |
| 微震 | びしん bishin | slight earthquake |
| 顕微鏡 | けんびきょう kenbikyou | microscope |
| 微動 | びどう bidou | slight movement; slight tremor; quiver |
Study notes
微 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1108 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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