妙 — kanji meaning “exquisite”
妙
exquisite, strange, queer, mystery, miracle, excellent, delicate, charming
- Meanings
- exquisite, strange, queer, mystery, miracle, excellent, delicate, charming
- On'yomi
- ミョウ (myou)、ビョウ (byou)
- Kun'yomi
- たえ
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1122 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 38
- Chinese reading
- miào — Chinese character page
Words with 妙
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 微妙 | びみょう bimyou | subtle; delicate; fine |
| 奇妙 | きみょう kimyou | strange; odd; peculiar |
| 巧妙 | こうみょう koumyou | ingenious; skillful; clever |
| 絶妙 | ぜつみょう zetsumyou | exquisite; superb; perfect |
| 妙案 | みょうあん myouan | ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea |
| 神妙 | しんみょう shinmyou | meek; quiet; docile |
| 微妙 | みみょう mimyou | unspeakably wonderful; sublime; exquisite |
| 妙技 | みょうぎ myougi | exquisite skill; wonderful performance |
| 軽妙 | けいみょう keimyou | light and easy; lambent; clever |
| 妙手 | みょうしゅ myoushu | spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move |
| 珍妙 | ちんみょう chinmyou | queer; odd; fantastic |
| 妙薬 | みょうやく myouyaku | wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir |
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