妙 — exquisite, strange, queer

みょう妙 exquisite

みょう

U+5999 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #1122 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #130 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

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Meanings

exquisite
strange
queer
mystery
miracle
excellent
delicate
charming

Readings

On'yomi: みょう myou びょう byou
Kun'yomi: たえ tae

word

みょう myou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

妙(みょう) myou strange 微(び) 妙(みょう) bimyou subtle 奇(き) 妙(みょう) kimyou strange 絶(ぜつ) 妙(みょう) zetsumyou exquisite 妙(みょう) に myouni strangely 巧(こう) 妙(みょう) koumyou ingenious 神(しん) 妙(みょう) shinmyou meek 軽(けい) 妙(みょう) keimyou light and easy

Words by frequency and grade

8 words

Each dot is a word containing 妙: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.

S = secondary school · 2 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.

Appears in idioms

当意即妙四字熟語

hit the idea, instantly exquisite

Stroke order

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Components

Composed of

おんな女 woman #38

しょう少 few

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

#38 女 woman