微 teeny

(goleft) + 山 (mountain) + (pi) + (director)
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes

Onyomi

BI

Your skillz BE teeny.

Mnemonic

The director makes you go to the mountain and get a TEENY WEENY LITTLE SLICE OF PIE.

Kunyomi

かす*か ( な ) :slight, faint ( a faint odor of maternal musk is enough to repel most rottweilers) KANA
★☆☆☆☆

Jukugo

微妙(びみょう) な

meh! ★★★☆☆
微 (teeny) + 妙 (odd) = 微妙 (meh!)

a nice way of saying, 'meh.'

"How did you like the play?"

"Bimyou." It's not always negative . . . it can also mean subtle and delicate -- which might explain the popularity of the more negative meaning - deniability!

顕微鏡(けんびきょう)

microscope ☆☆☆☆☆
微 (teeny) + 鏡 (mirror) = 顕微鏡 (microscope)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
徴 sign / indication KING 王
微 teeny PIE
撤 withdraw HAND 手
徹 do thoroughly GO 行

A crown is a sign of a KING.
I'll eat a TEENY PIE because I am on a diet.
You withdraw your HAND, while I GO to thoroughly accomplish a quest of some sort.