Kanji

miscellaneous

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

隹部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ザツ, ゾウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

まじえる, まじる

Nanori (Name Reading)

かず, とも

Common Readings

ザツ, ゾウ

Example sentences

複雑 ふくざつ
この問題はとても複雑だ

This problem is very complicated.

やら やら
うれしいやら悲しいやら、複雑な気持ちだ。

I feel a complex mix of both joy and sadness.

雑誌 ざっし
毎週、お気に入りのファッション雑誌を買っています。

I buy my favorite fashion magazine every week.

本や雑誌を読むのが好きだ

I like reading books and magazines (and such).

雑談 ざつだん
仕事の合間に同僚と雑談をした。

I had a chat with a colleague during a break from work.

無駄方便 むだほうべん
雑談だと思った時間が、後で企画のヒントになり、まさに無駄方便だった。

The time I thought was just idle talk later became a hint for the project, so it was truly unexpectedly useful.

雑魚 ざこ
雑魚は相手にせず、ボスのところへ向かった。

I didn't bother with the small fry and headed for the boss.

ざつ
彼の仕事はいつも雑なので、ミスが多い。

His work is always sloppy, so he makes many mistakes.

雑用 ざつよう
私は毎日、家事や仕事の雑用に追われている。

I am busy every day with housework and miscellaneous tasks at work.

大器小用 たいきしょうよう
優秀な技術者を雑用だけに回すのは大器小用だ。

Assigning a talented engineer only to petty tasks is a waste of ability.

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