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Kanji Detail for 微 - "slight, faint"

微

  • Meaning

    微 means "slight, faint." Also associated with secretly.

    1. Faint - Unclear; not clearly visible.

    2. Slight - Small; fine; minute.

    3. Secretly - Quietly without attracting attention.

    4. To decline - To lose force or power.

    5. Number unit - One millionth.

  • Words using 微

    • 微妙 びみょう Listen subtle; delicate; fine
    • 微生物 びせいぶつ Listen microbe; germ
    • 微小 びしょう Listen microscopic
    • 微震 びしん Listen slight earthquake
    • 微動 びどう Listen slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
    • 顕微鏡 けんびきょう Listen microscope
    • 微笑 びしょう Listen smile
    • 微細 びさい Listen minute; fine; detailed

  • Four-character idioms with 微

    • 拈華微笑 ねんげみしょう Listen heart-to-heart communication; thought transference

  • Tattoo check: 微

    • Verified meaning: slight, faint
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かすか, び, ほのか)
    • Also carries these associations: secretly

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 微

    Given names 微(かすか)Listen 微(ほのか)Listen

    Surnames 微(び)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    delicate; minuteness; insignificance

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    small, prefix micro-, trifling

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Wei; ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing; Taiwan pr. [Wei2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    small, tiny, trifling; micro-

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Fine; minute. Such as 精微, 微妙, meaning fine beyond comprehension. | Slight. Such as 微罪, 微禮. | Hidden. Not letting others know is 微. Such as 微服, 微行. | Without. (Analects) "Without Guan Zhong, we would be wearing our hair loose and folding our robes to the left."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    bi(ビ) ビ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kasuka(かす-か) かす-か

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    彳 (gyonimben)

  • Related Keywords

    faint slight subtle tiny minute small delicate fine inconspicuous modest nuanced gentle subdued muted declining weakening secretly

Sentences including 微

  • The baby smiled at me.

  • They smiled at one another.

  • She smiled at me.

  • My mother said it with a smile.

  • She smiled at me.

  • Your smile always makes me happy.

  • Her smile spoke love.

  • She said with a smile.

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