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On'yomi
ザツ・ゾウ
ZATSU / ZOU
Kun'yomi
まじ.える・まじ.る
majieru / majiru

miscellaneous

Details

Strokes14
Frequency#839
Radicalshort-tailed bird(8)
Old Form

Stroke Order

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Strokes14

Component Breakdown

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杂 + 隹

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of clothes and gather. Gathering clothes.

Symbolism

Magazine, complex, miscellaneous. Represents mixing.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

悪口雑言

あっこうぞうごん

all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words); all kinds of malicious gossip

罵詈雑言

ばりぞうごん

all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; all manner of (verbal) abuse

種々雑多

しゅじゅざった

all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; all sorts of

複雑怪奇

ふくざつかいき

complicated and mysterious; complicated and mysterious

複雑多岐

ふくざつたき

complex and wide-ranging; labyrinthine; complex and wide-ranging

複雑多様

ふくざつたよう

complex and multifarious; complex and multifarious

純一無雑

じゅんいつむざつ

pure and unadulterated; pure in heart; simplehearted; pure and unadulterated

Proverbs & Idioms

雑草は踏まれても伸びる

ざっそうはふまれてものびる

Weeds grow even when stepped on

Resilience in the face of adversity