雑

JLPT N3

mixed

Readings

On’yomi: ザツ, ゾウ (zatsu, zō)

Kun’yomi: まじ(る) (maji(ru))

mix

Structure

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Mnemonic

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Etymology

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Vocabulary

雑誌

ざっし

magazine

複雑

ふくざつ

complex

雑音

ざつおん

noise

雑用

ざつよう

chores

混雑

こんざつ

crowded

Example Sentences

雑誌です。

ざっしです。

It is a magazine.

複雑です。

ふくざつです。

It is complex.

雑音です。

ざつおんです。

It is noise.

雑用です。

ざつようです。

It is chores.

混雑します。

こんざつします。

It is crowded.

Cultural Note

📚 “雑” often appears in contexts of media and daily life — like 雑誌 (magazines) or 雑談 (casual talk). In Japanese society, this kanji doesn’t always carry a negative meaning; it can also imply diversity, variety, and richness in experience — as in “雑学” (zatsugaku: trivia, miscellaneous knowledge).