Kanji

妙

exquisite, strange, queer, mystery, miracle, excellent, delicate, charming

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

女部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ミョウ, ビョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

たえ

Nanori (Name Reading)

たう, たえ, ただ, たふ, たゆ

Common Readings

ミョウ

Example sentences

みょう
夜中 妙な 聞こえて 覚めて しまった

I woke up because I heard a strange sound in the middle of the night.

微妙 びみょう
その 質問 対する 返答 少し 微妙 だった

His answer to that question was a bit vague.

違い ちがい
この 二つ 単語 微妙 違い ある

There is a subtle difference between these two words.

奇妙 きみょう
その 奇妙 現象 科学 説明 できない

That strange phenomenon cannot be explained by science.

事件 じけん
警察 その 奇妙 事件 真相 追っている

The police are pursuing the truth of that strange incident.

神妙 しんみょう
神妙 して 先生 聞く

He listens to the teacher with a meek expression.

絶妙 ぜつみょう
この 料理 スパイス 配合 絶妙

The balance of spices in this dish is exquisite.

話す 絶妙 いつも 聞き手 引き込む

The pauses in his speech are exquisite, and he always draws in the listeners.

巧妙 こうみょう
犯人 巧妙 手口 使って 警備 すり抜けた

The culprit used a clever trick to slip through the security.

わな
その 計画 巧妙 だった

That plan was a clever trap.

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