Moto 妙: Exquisite; Strange; QueerKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ミョウ、ビョウ
- Kun'yomi
- たえ
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 58 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ミョウ・ビョウ)
- 微妙びみょうsubtle; delicate
- 妙みょうstrange; weird
- 奇妙きみょうstrange; odd
- 巧妙こうみょうingenious; skillful
- 絶妙ぜつみょうexquisite; superb
- 神妙しんみょうmeek; quiet
- 軽妙けいみょうlight and easy; lambent
- 妙味みょうみexquisiteness; charm
- 妙手みょうしゅspectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move
- 妙技みょうぎexquisite skill; wonderful performance
- 妙案みょうあんingenious idea; excellent plan
- 妙薬みょうやくwonder drug; miracle cure
- 珍妙ちんみょうqueer; odd
- 精妙せいみょうexquisite
- 南無妙法蓮華経なむみょうほうれんげきょうGlory to the Sutra; Hail Lotus Sutra
- 即妙そくみょうready wit
- 大胆巧妙だいたんこうみょうbold and clever; daring and ingenious
- 奇奇妙妙ききみょうみょうvery odd; very curious
- 奥妙おうみょうsecret
- 妙ちきりんみょうちきりんweird; odd
- 妙ちくりんみょうちくりんweird; odd
- 妙な話だがみょうなはなしだがcuriously enough; oddly enough
- 妙に思うみょうにおもうto think (something) strange
- 妙を得るみょうをえるto be skillful (skilful); to be clever
- 妙境みょうきょうbeautiful place
- 妙所みょうしょpoint of beauty
- 妙法みょうほうmysteries; excellent methods
- 妙法蓮華経みょうほうれんげきょうLotus Sutra
- 妙王みょうおうWisdom King; Vidyaraja
- 妙用みょうようmysterious influence; mysterious effect
- 妙竹林みょうちくりんweird; odd
- 妙策みょうさくclever scheme
- 妙見菩薩みょうけんぼさつMyōken (bodhisattva; deification of the North Star or the Big Dipper)
- 妙計みょうけいingenious trick; good idea
- 妙論みょうろんsuperb theory
- 妙諦みょうていamazing truth; cardinal principle
- 妙趣みょうしゅexquisite beauty or charms
- 妙音みょうおんexquisite voice; exquisite music
- 妙齢みょうれいyoung (usu. of a woman); blooming
- 当意即妙とういそくみょうready wit
- 愛染妙王あいぜんみょうおうRagaraja (esoteric school deity of love)
- 玄妙げんみょうabstruse; occult
- 神機妙算しんきみょうさんinscrutable stratagem; ingenious scheme
- 精妙巧緻せいみょうこうちexquisite and elaborate
- 紅妙蓮寺べにみょうれんじCamellia japonica 'Benimyorenji' (cultivar of common camellia)
- 美妙びみょうelegant; exquisite
- 至妙しみょうextraordinary
- 複雑微妙ふくざつびみょうcomplex and subtle (delicate)
- 言いえて妙いいえてみょうperfectly fitting phrase
- 言い得て妙いいえてみょうperfectly fitting phrase
- 軽妙洒脱けいみょうしゃだつwitty; smart and polished
- 造化の妙ぞうかのみょうthe mystery of creation
- 霊妙れいみょうmiraculous; wonderful
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 妙なるたえなるexquisite (e.g. melody); melodious
- 妙なる調べたえなるしらべenchanting melody; sweet tune
- 白妙しろたえwhite cloth
- 白妙菊しろたえぎくtype of chrysanthemum (white leafed) (senecio cineria)
Other readings
- 奇々妙々ききみょうみょうvery odd; very curious
Kanji that often appear with 妙
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