Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 微


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Meaning

tiny, minuteness, obscure, faint, dim, delicate

Pronunciation

BI

Explanation

Left: go , center: mountain , table (cf. ,), right: to strike

Mnemonic

Go on the mountain to the table and smash it into tiny pieces.

Radicals

to walk(Radical gyounin This is the half form of gyougamae )
mountain(Picture of a mountain with three peaks.)
table
Stick in a hand(The radical nobun shows a hand or that holds a stick (simplified from the Chinese radical 66 攴 for whip or rap.))
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Vocabulary

顕微鏡 けんびきょう microscope
微か かすか faint, dim, weak, indistinct, hazy, poor, wretched
微塵 みじん particle, atom
微妙 びみょう delicate, subtle
微笑 びしょう smile
微笑む ほほえむ to smile
微量 びりょう minuscule amount, extremely small quantity

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