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Kanji 妙: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 妙: exquisite, strange, queer, mystery, miracle, excellent, delicate, charming

Key takeaways

Kanji 妙: exquisite, strange, queer, mystery, miracle, excellent, delicate, charming. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

exquisitestrangequeermysterymiracleexcellentdelicatecharming

On reading

ミョウビョウ

Kun reading

たえ

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 妙

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

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

女 + 少

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

The beauty of a young (few years 少) woman (女) is considered exquisite and mysterious. This concept expanded to describe things that are strange, delicate, or skillfully crafted.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ミョウ
  • 巧妙こうみょう

    clever / skillful / ingenious

  • 奇妙きみょう

    strange / unusual / odd

  • 微妙びみょう

    delicate / subtle / hard to decide

  • みょう

    strange / unusual / curious

Commonly used words

  • 巧妙
    こうみょう

    clever / skillful / ingenious

  • 奇妙
    きみょう

    strange / unusual / odd

  • 微妙
    びみょう

    delicate / subtle / hard to decide

  • みょう

    strange / unusual / curious

Example sentences

Example 1

彼は巧に問題を解決した。

Translation

He skillfully solved the problem.

Example 2

な嘘にだまされないで。

Translation

Don’t be fooled by clever lies.

Example 3

彼の話はとても奇だった。

Translation

His story was very strange.

Example 4

な音が夜中に聞こえた。

Translation

I heard a strange sound in the middle of the night.

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