Kanji

What does the kanji 妙 mean?

妙 means marvelous, exquisite; mysterious. On'yomi ミョウ、ビョウ. Kun'yomi たえ.

Quick facts
On'yomiミョウ、ビョウ
Kun'yomiたえ
Strokes7
Main radical女
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ミョウ、ビョウKun'yomi たえ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework7 strokes

marvelous, exquisite; mysterious

Memory hook

A woman (女) young (小) and lovely beyond description — EXQUISITE, MYSTERIOUS.

Main radical

女woman 3 strokes

Stroke order · 7 strokes

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Common words

  • 妙みょうstrange, unusual
  • 奇妙きみょうstrange, odd
  • 巧妙こうみょうskillful, clever, ingenious

More words with this kanji

  • 微妙びみょうsubtle, delicate, ambiguous

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.