妙(みょう)

みょう
na-adjective/noun
strange, peculiar, mysterious
1. strange, peculiar, odd
Unusual or unexpected in a way that seems suspicious or concerning.
妙(みょう)な音(おと)が聞(き)こえた。
I heard a strange sound.
何(なん)か妙(みょう)だと思(おも)った。
I thought something was strange.
妙(みょう)に静(しず)かで落(お)ち着(つ)かなかった。
It was strangely quiet and I felt uneasy.
2. mysterious, exquisite
Having a subtle, profound quality that is hard to describe.
妙(みょう)なる音色(ねいろ)だ。
It is an exquisite tone.
Literary usage
自然(しぜん)の妙(みょう)を感(かん)じる。
To sense the mystery of nature.
色(いろ)の組(く)み合(あ)わせの妙(みょう)が、この絵(え)の美(うつく)しさを生(う)み出(だ)している。
The exquisite combination of colors creates the beauty of this painting.

妙(みょう) means strange or mysterious.

FORMS:

  • Na-adjective: 妙(みょう)な (strange)
  • Adverb: 妙(みょう)に (strangely)

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 妙(みょう)な感(かん)じ (strange feeling)
  • 妙(みょう)なこと (something strange)
  • 妙(みょう)に + adjective/verb (strangely ~)

COMPOUND WORDS:

  • 奇妙(きみょう): strange, queer
  • 絶妙(ぜつみょう): exquisite, superb
  • 微妙(びみょう): subtle, delicate

NUANCE:

  • Often implies something is "off" or suspicious
  • Can suggest unease or discomfort

Related Words

Related: 奇妙(きみょう) (strange, queer)
Related: 微妙(びみょう) (subtle, delicate)
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Added 2026.1.9 21:15 · Revised 2026.4.5 15:38
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