# 微 — Delicate

Frequency rank 973 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 吹 (Blow), less common than 針 (Needle).

- On’yomi: び
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 彳 Step (Kangxi 60)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

A person loitering on the left near a mountain with a task on the right -- loitering by the mountain doing a tiny task represents something delicate and subtle.

In words:

- 微か かすか — faint;dim;weak;indistinct;hazy;poor;wretched
- 微妙 びみょう — delicate,subtle
- 微塵 みじん — particle;atom

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