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微 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「彳」

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4Junior high level ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「彳」
On
ビび · bi
Kun
かす.かkasu.ka
Meaning
slight; delicate; faint

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

彳 "to go" with 敳: to move ever so slightly — slight, faint.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onビびbi微細びさい微笑びしょう衰微すいび

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 微妙びみょう

    subtle; delicate

  • 顕微鏡けんびきょう

    microscope

More words with this kanji

  • 拈華微笑ねんげみしょう
  • 熹微きび

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

顕微(けんび)鏡(きょう)で小(ちい)さな生物(せいぶつ)を見(み)た。

I looked at tiny creatures through a microscope.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

微妙顕微鏡顕微鏡微妙exquis…鏡mirror顕manife…征subjug…彼he御honori…徴sign彷to wan…尾tail未not ye…枇loquat弥increa…毘assist
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Compound

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