This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ミョウ、ビョウ、たえ
Romaji: myō, byō, tae
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  38
Frequency:  1122
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-4
Korean Reading:  myo
Chinese Reading:  miao4
Unicode:  5999
JIS:  4C2F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 239
Nelson Index: 1199
New Nelson Index: 1191
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3e4.5
Four Corner Index: 4942.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1841
Gakken Index: 1045
Japanese Names Index: 614
Daikanwanjiten Index: 6090
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0647
Remembering the kanji Index: 123
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1188
Kodansha Compact Index: 437
Kanji in Context Index: 1150
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 176
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 210
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 124
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 130
Essential Kanji Index: 1321
Kodansha Kanji Index: 280
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1760
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1114

Words

(みょう)
strange; unusual; (something) superb; (something) excellent
微妙 (びみょう)
delicate; subtle; sensitive; difficult; delicate (situation); complicated; doubtful; questionable; dicey; tricky
絶妙 (ぜつみょう)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
軽妙 (けいみょう)
light and easy; lambent; facile; clever; witty; smart
妙に思う (みょうにおもう)
to think (something) strange
奇妙 (きみょう)
strange; queer; curious
巧妙 (こうみょう)
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
妙法 (みょうほう)
mysteries; excellent methods; marvelous law of Buddha; Saddharma; Lotus Sutra; teachings of the Lotus Sutra
微妙 (みみょう)
unspeakably wonderful; sublime; exquisite; marvelous
微妙な情勢 (びみょうなじょうせい)
subtle, delicate and complicated situation
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