雑
miscellaneous
Readings
On'yomi
- ザツ
- ゾウ
Kun'yomi
- まじ.える
- まじ.る
Meaning
雑 centers on a mixed, unorganized collection of things: miscellaneous items gathered together without a single unifying theme.
Most common words using 雑
20 of 190- 雑誌ざっしN5
magazine; journal; periodical
- 複雑ふくざつN4
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
- 雑ざつN1
rough; crude; sloppy; messy
- 雑談ざつだんN1
chatting; idle talk
- 雑貨ざっかN1
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
- 混雑こんざつN3
congestion; crush; crowding; jam
- 雑魚ざこ
small fish; small fry
- 雑草ざっそうN1
weed
- 大雑把おおざっぱN2
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; sweeping; loose
- 雑音ざつおんN2
noise (usu. unpleasant)
- 雑学ざつがく
miscellaneous knowledge
- 雑種ざっしゅ
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
- 雑用ざつよう
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs
- 雑多ざった
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
- 雑巾ぞうきんN3
house-cloth; dust cloth
- 煩雑はんざつ
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious; cumbersome
- 雑菌ざっきん
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
- 雑食ざっしょく
omnivorous
- 雑炊ぞうすい
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
- 雑記ざっき
miscellaneous notes
Study
Etymology
雑 is the modern simplified form of 雜. The older form combines 衣 (clothing) with 集 (gather), suggesting a collection of mixed things. The modern left side 杂 is a simplification.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 杂 looks like a jumble of strokes, and the right side 隹 is a bird. Imagine a bird's nest made of miscellaneous twigs and scraps all mixed together.
Reading mnemonic
For ザツ, imagine a zany cat (ザツ) knocking over a box of miscellaneous items, scattering them everywhere.