Kanji
N1 13 strokes Grade 8 freq #1108

delicate, minuteness, insignificance

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

step gyōninben

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

subtle; delicate
microbe; germ
microscopic
slight earthquake
microscope
slight movement; slight tremor
smile
minute; fine
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
slight; little

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to smile
faint; dim

Example sentences

There's a subtle difference in meaning between the two words.

There is a subtle difference between the two words.

He was looking through a microscope.

Do you know who invented the microscope?