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微妙

微妙

Chinese

micro; tiny; miniature clever; wonderful
simp. and trad.
(微妙)

Adjective

微妙

  1. subtle and delicate; tricksy; intricate

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
みょう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Adjectival noun

微妙 (-na inflection, hiragana びみょう, romaji bimyō)

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

Inflection

Noun

微妙 (hiragana びみょう, romaji bimyō)

  1. subtlety

Usage notes

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