Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of (みょう) in Japanese

JLPT 3
Kana Reading
みょう
Romaji
myō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    strange; unusual
    Example sentence
    ただ会釈するだけのに妙にしゃちほこ張ってしまう It was just a simple greeting, but somehow I got strangely tense.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (something) superb; (something) excellent
    Example sentence
    が聞こえた。 I heard a strange sound.

Examples of 妙, みょう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

7 strokes

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

On'Yomi: ミョウ, ビョウ

Kun'Yomi: たえ

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