Kanji

微

微

delicate, minuteness, insignificance

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

彳部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ビ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かすか

Nanori (Name Reading)

いや, なし, まれ, よし

Common Readings

ビ

Example sentences

微笑む ほほえむ
母親は赤ちゃんの顔を見て、優しく微笑んだ。

The mother looked at the baby's face and smiled gently.

げ げ
彼は自信ありげに微笑んだ。

He smiled with a confident look on his face.

微妙 びみょう
その質問に対する彼の返答は、少し微妙だった。

His answer to that question was a bit vague.

違い ちがい
この二つの単語には微妙な違いがある。

There is a subtle difference between these two words.

微笑み ほほえみ
彼女は優しい微笑みを浮かべて、私を見つめた。

She gave a gentle smile and gazed at me.

意味ありげ いみありげ
彼は意味ありげな微笑みを浮かべて、私を見た。

He looked at me with a meaningful smile.

微か かすか
遠くから微かな波の音が聞こえてくる。

A faint sound of waves can be heard from afar.

泣き声 なきごえ
どこからか、微かに赤ん坊の泣き声が聞こえた。

I heard a baby's cry from somewhere faintly.

微笑 びしょう
彼は赤ん坊を見て、優しい微笑を浮かべた。

He looked at the baby and a gentle smile appeared on his face.

秘密めいた ひみつめいた
彼女は秘密めいた微笑を浮かべて、部屋を去った。

She left the room with a secretive smile.

Example Vocabulary

微笑む

ほほえむ

to smile

微妙

びみょう

delicate; subtle; tricky; (slang) questionable; iffy

微笑み

ほほえみ

smile

微か

かすか

faint; slight; dim

微笑

びしょう

smile; grin

微塵

みじん

particle; tiny bit; atom

微笑ましい

ほほえましい

heartwarming; pleasant; making one smile

微笑みかける

ほほえみかける

to smile at someone

微動

びどう

slight movement; tremor

機微

きび

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