雑 — “miscellaneous / disordered” in Japanese

Grade 5ざつ, ぞう

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“miscellaneous / disordered” in Japanese is 雑, read zatsu, zou (ざつ, ぞう). It is a Grade 5 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 5 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 雑誌 (magazine).

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What does 雑 mean?

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Kanji	雑
Meaning	miscellaneous / disordered
Readings	ざつ, ぞう
Grade	Grade 5 (Hard)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	雑誌 (magazine)

How to read 雑

雑 is read zatsu (ざつ) or zou (ぞう) depending on the word.

Words with 雑

雑木林ぞうきばやし
雑誌
複雑

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Updated: 2026-08-28