I woke up because I heard a strange sound in the middle of the night.
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
His answer to that question was a bit vague.
There is a subtle difference between these two words.
That strange phenomenon cannot be explained by science.
The police are pursuing the truth of that strange incident.
He listens to the teacher with a meek expression.
The balance of spices in this dish is exquisite.
The pauses in his speech are exquisite, and he always draws in the listeners.
The culprit used a clever trick to slip through the security.
That plan was a clever trap.
Example Vocabulary
妙
strange; odd; mysterious; exquisite
微妙
delicate; subtle; tricky; (slang) questionable; iffy
奇妙
strange, queer, curious, odd
神妙
meek; docile; quiet; mysterious; divine
絶妙
exquisite; superb; perfect
巧妙
ingenious; clever; skillful
珍妙
妙案
妙齢
言い得て妙
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