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What does 巧妙 (こうみょう, koumyou) mean?

巧妙 (こうみょう, koumyou) means skillful, ingenious, clever.

Quick facts
Readingこうみょう
Romajikoumyou
Part of speechna-adjective, noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
こうみょう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkoumyou

skillful, ingenious, clever

  1. 1na-adjective · noun ingenious; skillful; clever

Example sentences

  • The criminal stole money using a clever scheme.

  • This mechanism is truly ingeniously made.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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