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ミョウ・ビョウ
Kun
たえ
Meaning
exquisite; strange

Origin

ORIGIN

女 with 少: a fine, delicate beauty — exquisite, and also strange.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ミョウ妙案・奇妙・巧妙

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 妙案みょうあん

    a clever idea

  • 巧妙こうみょう

    skilful; ingenious

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

彼は巧妙な方法を思いついた。

He came up with an ingenious method.

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