JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 妙: "exquisite, strange, queer"
The kanji 妙 means "exquisite, strange, queer, mystery, miracle, excellent". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ミョウ, ビョウ in on'yomi and たえ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ミョウビョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たえ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | exquisite, strange, queer, mystery, miracle, excellent |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1122 of 2,501 |
Common words with 妙
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 妙strange; weird; odd; curious · wonder; mystery; miracle; excellence
- 微妙subtle; delicate; fine · difficult; complex; tricky; delicate (situation, position, etc.)
- 奇妙strange; odd; peculiar; queer
- 神妙meek; quiet; docile; humble · mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
- 絶妙exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
- 巧妙ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
- 珍妙queer; odd; fantastic
- 妙案ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
- 妙齢young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; marriageable · with a charm appropriate to one's age
- 言い得て妙perfectly fitting phrase
- 軽妙light and easy; lambent; clever; witty
- 妙技exquisite skill; wonderful performance
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