Kanji Detail of 雑
雑
| Level: | N3 High |
| Strokes: | 14 |
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AI Explanation
The kanji character 雑 (雑) primarily conveys the meaning of "mixed," "miscellaneous," "various," or "rough." It implies a lack of order, a combination of different things, or a lack of purity or refinement. The character suggests a state of being blended or consisting of multiple elements.
・On-yomi (音読み): ザツ (zatsu) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): None commonly used as a single word.
⚫︎ 雑音 Translation: Noise; static. ⚫︎ 雑誌 Translation: Magazine. ⚫︎ 複雑 Translation: Complicated; complex.
(Omitted because information about the correspondence with Vietnamese is not available.)
The kanji 雑 (雑) is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). It is composed of the radical 糸 (silk, thread) and the phonetic component 集 (gather, collect). The semantic component 糸 suggests the idea of "threads" or "fibers." The phonetic component 集 provides the sound and also contributes to the meaning of "gathering." Initially, the character was used to represent the concept of "various kinds of threads" or "mixed fibers," which evolved into the broader meanings of "mixed" and "miscellaneous."