Kanji

妙

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

妙 みょう
夜中に妙な音が聞こえて、目が覚めてしまった。

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

微妙 びみょう
その質問に対する彼の返答は、少し微妙だった。

His answer to that question was a bit vague.

違い ちがい
この二つの単語には微妙な違いがある。

There is a subtle difference between these two words.

奇妙 きみょう
その奇妙な現象は科学では説明できない。

That strange phenomenon cannot be explained by science.

事件 じけん
警察は、その奇妙な事件の真相を追っている。

The police are pursuing the truth of that strange incident.

神妙 しんみょう
神妙な顔をして、先生の話を聞く。

He listens to the teacher with a meek expression.

絶妙 ぜつみょう
この料理はスパイスの配合が絶妙だ。

The balance of spices in this dish is exquisite.

間 ま
彼は話す時の間が絶妙で、いつも聞き手を引き込む。

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

巧妙 こうみょう
犯人は巧妙な手口を使って、警備の目をすり抜けた。

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

罠 わな
その計画は巧妙な罠だった。

That plan was a clever trap.

Example Vocabulary

妙

みょう

strange; odd; mysterious; exquisite

微妙

びみょう

delicate; subtle; tricky; (slang) questionable; iffy

奇妙

きみょう

strange, queer, curious, odd

神妙

しんみょう

meek; docile; quiet; mysterious; divine

絶妙

ぜつみょう

exquisite; superb; perfect

巧妙

こうみょう

ingenious; clever; skillful

珍妙

ちんみょう

妙案

みょうあん

妙齢

みょうれい

言い得て妙

いいえてみょう

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