Chinese edit

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

Pronunciation edit


Adjective edit

微妙

  1. subtle and delicate; tricksy; intricate

Synonyms edit

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
みょう
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

()(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 edit

Noun edit

()(みょう) (bimyō

  1. subtlety

Usage notes edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

微妙 (mimyo) (hangeul 미묘)

  1. Hanja form? of 미묘 (subtle).