# 雑 — miscellaneous; rough

雑 means “miscellaneous; rough”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: ザツ (zatsu), ゾウ (zou). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 雑 (zatsu, “rough; crude”).

- Meaning: miscellaneous; rough
- On'yomi: ザツ (zatsu), ゾウ (zou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Qualities 3

## How to remember 雑

Parts: 九 nine · 木 tree · 隹 bird

## Words with 雑

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 雑 | ざつ (zatsu) | rough; crude |

## Don't confuse it with

[集](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/gather/) · [椎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spine-bone/)

## More in the “Qualities 3” set

[雑](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/miscellaneous/) · [欠](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/lack/) · [汚](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/dirty/) · [栄](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/flourish/) · [似](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/resemble/) · [簡](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/brief/) · [薄](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pale/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/miscellaneous/. Last updated 2026-11-01.