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雑
Miscellaneous, Mixed
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
The popular Japanese word 雑誌 (zasshi) means 'magazine.' Originally, magazines contained a 'mixture' of articles, perfectly matching the meaning of 雑.
Memory Trick
Picture many different birds gathering on one tree, creating a noisy MIX of sounds and colors. That's 雑—many things mixed together.
Readings
Onyomi: ザツ (zatsu), ゾウ (zou)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
雑誌
ざっし (zasshi)
Magazine
複雑
ふくざつ (fukuzatsu)
Complicated
雑音
ざつおん (zatsuon)
Noise
雑談
ざつだん (zatsudan)
Casual conversation
Example Sentence
この 本は 内容が 複雑です。
この ほんは ないようが ふくざつです。
kono hon wa naiyou ga fukuzatsu desu
This book is complicated.