雑
雑 — Miscellaneous
miscellaneous
On’yomiザツ (zatsu)
On’yomiゾウ (zou)
Kun’yomiまじえる (majieru)
Kun’yomiまじる (majiru)
Stroke order (14 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 雑
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雑誌 | ざっし zasshi | magazine; journal; periodical |
| 複雑 | ふくざつ fukuzatsu | complex; complicated; intricate |
| 混雑 | こんざつ konzatsu | congestion; crush; crowding |
| 雑貨 | ざっか zakka | miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries |
| 雑木林 | ぞうきばやし zoukibayashi | grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice |
| 雑草 | ざっそう zassou | weed |
Study notes
雑 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #839 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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