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微

Delicate
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingビ
Kun readingかす.か
JōyōGrade 8Level 28

Verbs with «微»

微笑む
  1. minuteness
  2. one millionth

Popular Usage

顕微鏡微か

Radicals and components

Radical彳step
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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sherpa · Nelson · column · going (行) · line · mountain (山) · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · human legs (儿) · taskmaster

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 954

Compound words

顕微鏡けんびきょう
microscope
微妙びみょう
subtle; delicate; fine; difficult; complex
微かかすか
faint; dim; weak; slight; vague
微細びさい
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
微小びしょう
microscopic
微笑びしょう
smile
微震びしん
slight earthquake
微塵みじん
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
微熱びねつ
slight fever
微量びりょう
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
微動びどう
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
微笑むほほえむ
to smile
微生物びせいぶつ
microbe; germ
隠微いんび
obscurity
機微きび
subtleties
極微きょくび
microscopic
顕微けんび
microscopic
衰微すいび
decline
微意びい
small token (of gratitude)
微温びおん
lukewarmness
微賎びせん
low rank
微衷びちゅう
one's innermost thoughts (feelings)
微風そよかぜ
gentle breeze
微禄びろく
small stipend

On Reading Examples

私には問題の微妙な点が理解できない。びみょう
I cannot appreciate the subtleties of the subject.tatoeba
交渉はとても微妙な段階にさしかかっている。びみょう
The negotiations are at a very delicate stage.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は微笑んで、別れを告げた。
He smiled and said goodbye.tatoeba
彼は微笑みで悲しみを隠した。
He hid his sadness behind a smile.tatoeba
彼は微笑みそして立ち上がった。
He smiled and left.tatoeba
彼は微笑で悲しみを隠した。
He disguised his sorrow with a smile.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Faint, delicate. 彳 (path) + 山 + 兀 + 攵 — moving quietly, almost unseen. 微妙 — subtle.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 微

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step