微妙

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Chinese

tiny; minute; clandestine
tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite
 
clever; wonderful
trad. (微妙)
simp. #(微妙)

Pronunciation


Adjective

微妙

  1. subtle and delicate; tricksy; intricate

Synonyms

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
みょう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Adjective

()(みょう) (bimyō-na (adnominal ()(みょう) (bimyō na), adverbial ()(みょう) (bimyō ni))

  1. subtle
  2. delicate
  3. (euphemistic) lackluster

Inflection

Noun

()(みょう) (bimyō

  1. subtlety

Usage notes

Generally this has negative connotations. It is used euphemistically to mean "not bad but not very good either".

References