Onyomi: ザツ, ゾウ · Kunyomi: まじ.える, まじ.る · Meanings: miscellaneous
Kanji for miscellaneous
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The kanji 雑 is composed of the “grass” radical (隹) on the right and 祭 (ritual) on the left. Long ago, people imagined many small things being gathered together during a ritual or festival — items of all kinds mixed in one place. The top radical represents small elements or details, while 祭 shows the ritual or organized activity. Together, this combination paints the picture of a collection of varied things jumbled together, which eventually became the meaning “miscellaneous” or “mixed.”
雑 shows a mix of small things (隹) gathered in a ritual (祭) — representing a collection of miscellaneous or mixed items.
Imagine many tiny items (隹) all thrown together on the altar during a festival (祭). That jumble of things is 雑 — mixed or miscellaneous.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 雑 | ざつ | rough, crude, sloppy, messy | common JLPT-N1 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 雑 | ぞう | miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love) | Noun |
| 雑誌 | ざっし | magazine, journal, periodical | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 雑音 | ざつおん | noise (usu. unpleasant) | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 混ぜる | まぜる | to mix, to stir, to blend | common JLPT-N2 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 混ざる | まざる | to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to join | common JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 混じる | まじる | to be mixed, to be blended with, to be combined | common JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 雑巾 | ぞうきん | house-cloth, dust cloth | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 雑談 | ざつだん | chatting, idle talk | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 交える | まじえる | to mix, to combine, to include | common JLPT-N1 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |