微 — delicate, minuteness, insignificance

び微 delicate

び

U+5FAE Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #1108 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #954 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

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Meanings

delicate
minuteness
insignificance

Readings

On'yomi: び bi
Kun'yomi: かす kasu

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び bi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

微(び) bi minute 微(び) 妙(みょう) bimyou subtle 微(び) 生(せい) 物(ぶつ) biseibutsu microorganism 微(び) 動(どう) bidou slight movement 微(び) 小(しょう) bishou microscopic 微(び) 笑(しょう) bishou smile 微(び) 細(さい) bisai minute 微(び) 量(りょう) biryou minuscule amount

ほほ hoho

微(ほほ) 笑(え) む hohoemu to smile

Words by frequency and grade

10 words

Each dot is a word containing 微: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.

S = secondary school · 6 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.

Stroke order

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Components

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やま山 mountain #46

兀 towering

攵 strike

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