Japanese symbol for “miscellaneous”
雑多
ざった
Romaji: zatta
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
In Japanese, miscellaneous is 雑多, read ざった (zatta).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no, n miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “miscellaneous”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雑 | ざつ zatsu | miscellaneous |
| 不揃い | ふぞろい fuzoroi | uneven; irregular; non-uniform |
| 諸口 | しょくち shokuchi | sundries; miscellaneous (objects) |
| 種々雑多 | しゅじゅざった shujuzatta | all sorts of; various; miscellaneous |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雑誌 | ざっし zasshi | magazine; journal; periodical |
| 複雑 | ふくざつ fukuzatsu | complex; complicated; intricate |
| 混雑 | こんざつ konzatsu | congestion; crush; crowding |
| 雑談 | ざつだん zatsudan | chatting; idle talk |
| 大雑把 | おおざっぱ oozappa | rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general |
| 雑草 | ざっそう zassou | weed |
| 多数 | たすう tasuu | large number (of); many |
| 多分 | たぶん tabun | probably; likely; perhaps |
See also: Chinese symbol for “miscellaneous”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.