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微 means 'minute, slight'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 866   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-7    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 103 words   Used in 142 words   Used in 46 names   Component in 2 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ビ
Additional readings
On    ミ
Kun    かすか faint, weak
Name    み
Variants
𡵉  
Notes
Right side exists as a rare kanji, 𣁋 (tiny; faint), with similar meaning, which was part of original etymology but is no longer used in its own right.
Components
⿲  彳 step  ⿱  山 mountain  兀 one pair of legs  攵 strike  
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徴 sign  徹 go through  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 微 is used 3 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 微 is used 127 times, read 3 ways. 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
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ビ : 118 words FIND ALL
び み ょ う 0
1. delicate; subtle; sensitive
2. difficult; delicate (situation); complicated
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ミ : 7 words FIND ALL
unspeakably wonderful; sublime; exquisite; marvelous  (archaic)
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かすか : 1 word FIND ALL
か す か 1
Most common form: かすか
1. faint; dim; weak; slight; vague; indistinct; hazy  (often written with kana only)
2. poor; wretched; meagre; meager; scanty  (often written with kana only)
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Part of a non-standard reading: 1 word. FIND ALL
ほ ほ え む 3
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to smile
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An additional 徴 less common words include 微 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1735  Joy o' Kanji : 1735  Key to Kanji: - 

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微
ビ   minute, slight
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彳
step
兀
one pair of legs
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
儿
legs
攵
ぼく strike   
山
サン   やま mountain   
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