"妙" meaning in Japanese

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Adjective

IPA: [mʲo̞ː]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 妙 (MC mjiewH). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|妙}} 妙 (MC mjiewH) Head templates: {{ja-adj|みょう|hist=めう|infl=na}} 妙(みょう) • (myō) ^(←めう (meu)?)-na (adnominal 妙(みょう)な (myō na), adverbial 妙(みょう)に (myō ni)) Inflection templates: {{ja-adj-infl|adverbial=. に|attributive=. な|conditional=. なら(ば)|conjunctive=. で|continuative=. で|degree=さ|formal=. です|formal_negative=. で は ありません|formal_negative2=. じゃ ありません|formal_negative_past=. で は ありません でした|formal_negative_past2=. じゃ ありません でした|formal_past=. でした|hypothetical=. なら|imperative=. で あれ|imperfective=. だろ|informal_negative=. で は ない|informal_negative2=. じゃ ない|informal_negative_past=. で は なかった|informal_negative_past2=. じゃ なかった|informal_past=. だった|kana=みょう|lemma=妙|provisional=. だったら|terminal=. だ|volitional=. だろう}} Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (みょう)), myō [romanization], meu [romanization], 妙な [adnominal] (ruby: (みょう)), 妙に [adverbial] (ruby: (みょう)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 妙だろ [imperfective, stem], みょうだろ [imperfective, stem], myō daro [imperfective], 妙で [continuative, stem], みょうで [continuative, stem], myō de [continuative], 妙だ [stem, terminative], みょうだ [stem, terminative], myō da [terminative], 妙な [attributive, stem], みょうな [attributive, stem], myō na [attributive], 妙なら [hypothetical, stem], みょうなら [hypothetical, stem], myō nara [hypothetical], 妙であれ [imperative, stem], みょうであれ [imperative, stem], myō de are [imperative], 妙ではない [informal, negative], 妙じゃない [informal, negative], みょうではない [informal, negative], みょうじゃない [informal, negative], myō de wa nai [informal, negative], myō ja nai [informal, negative], 妙だった [informal, past], みょうだった [informal, past], myō datta [informal, past], 妙ではなかった [informal, negative, past], 妙じゃなかった [informal, negative, past], みょうではなかった [informal, negative, past], みょうじゃなかった [informal, negative, past], myō de wa nakatta [informal, negative, past], myō ja nakatta [informal, negative, past], 妙です [formal], みょうです [formal], myō desu [formal], 妙ではありません [formal, negative], 妙じゃありません [formal, negative], みょうではありません [formal, negative], みょうじゃありません [formal, negative], myō de wa arimasen [formal, negative], myō ja arimasen [formal, negative], 妙でした [formal, past], みょうでした [formal, past], myō deshita [formal, past], 妙ではありませんでした [formal, negative, past], 妙じゃありませんでした [formal, negative, past], みょうではありませんでした [formal, negative, past], みょうじゃありませんでした [formal, negative, past], myō de wa arimasen deshita [formal, negative, past], myō ja arimasen deshita [formal, negative, past], 妙で [conjunctive], みょうで [conjunctive], myō de [conjunctive], 妙なら(ば) [conditional], みょうなら(ば) [conditional], myō nara (ba) [conditional], 妙だったら [conditional, past], みょうだったら [conditional, past], myō dattara [conditional, past], 妙だろう [volitional], みょうだろう [volitional], myō darō [volitional], 妙に [adverbial], みょうに [adverbial], myō ni [adverbial], 妙さ [noun-from-adj], みょうさ [noun-from-adj], myōsa [noun-from-adj]
  1. strange
    Sense id: en-妙-ja-adj-QbOrFG~Q
  2. excellent
    Sense id: en-妙-ja-adj-bXhazH1M

Character

Forms: Jōyō kanji [romanization]
  1. mysterious Tags: kanji
    Sense id: en-妙-ja-character-2nzGSuit Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese jōyō kanji, Japanese kanji, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 31 27 43 Disambiguation of Japanese jōyō kanji: 55 45 Disambiguation of Japanese kanji: 55 45 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 0 0 35 29 36 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 0 35 29 36 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 0 0 54 44 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 0 35 28 37 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 57 43 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 0 0 35 29 36 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant transliterations: 56 44
  2. strange, bizarre Tags: kanji
    Sense id: en-妙-ja-character-JAcpfdgc Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese jōyō kanji, Japanese kanji, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 31 27 43 Disambiguation of Japanese jōyō kanji: 55 45 Disambiguation of Japanese kanji: 55 45 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 0 0 35 29 36 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 0 35 29 36 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 0 0 54 44 3 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 0 35 28 37 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 0 0 35 29 36

Noun

IPA: [mʲo̞ː] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (みょう)), myō [romanization], meu [romanization], めう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 妙 (MC mjiewH). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|妙}} 妙 (MC mjiewH) Head templates: {{ja-noun|みょう|hist=めう}} 妙(みょう) • (myō) ^(←めう (meu)?)
  1. excellence
    Sense id: en-妙-ja-noun-h0CbHFo0 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 31 27 43 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 0 0 35 29 36 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 0 35 29 36 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 0 35 28 37 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 0 0 35 29 36
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      "glosses": [
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        "strange, bizarre"
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          "bizarre"
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        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese",
      "name": "der"
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          "妙",
          "みょう"
        ]
      ],
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      "form": "myō",
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        "romanization"
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    },
    {
      "form": "meu",
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        "romanization"
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    },
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      "form": "妙な",
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          "妙",
          "みょう"
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        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-na",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "妙だろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "みょうだろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myō daro",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "妙で",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "みょうで",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myō de",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "妙だ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "みょうだ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myō da",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "妙な",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "みょうな",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myō na",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "妙なら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "みょうなら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myō nara",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "妙であれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "みょうであれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myō de are",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "妙ではない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "妙じゃない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "みょうではない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "みょうじゃない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myō de wa nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myō ja nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "妙だった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "みょうだった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myō datta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "妙ではなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "妙じゃなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "みょうではなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "みょうじゃなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myō de wa nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myō ja nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "妙です",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "みょうです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myō desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "妙ではありません",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "妙じゃありません",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "みょうではありません",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "みょうじゃありません",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myō de wa arimasen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myō ja arimasen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "妙でした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "みょうでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myō deshita",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "妙ではありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "妙じゃありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "みょうではありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "みょうじゃありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myō de wa arimasen deshita",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myō ja arimasen deshita",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "妙で",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "みょうで",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myō de",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "妙なら(ば)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "みょうなら(ば)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myō nara (ba)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "妙だったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "みょうだったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myō dattara",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "妙だろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "みょうだろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myō darō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "妙に",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "みょうに",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myō ni",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "妙さ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "みょうさ",
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          "roman": "Myō ni onna no yō na yasashii koe o dasu hito datta.",
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      "form": "妙だろ",
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "みょうだ",
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    {
      "form": "myō da",
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      "tags": [
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "stem"
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    {
      "form": "みょうな",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "stem"
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    {
      "form": "myō na",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "妙なら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "stem"
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    {
      "form": "みょうなら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "myō nara",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
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    {
      "form": "妙であれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "みょうであれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "stem"
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    },
    {
      "form": "myō de are",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "妙ではない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "negative"
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    {
      "form": "妙じゃない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "negative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "みょうではない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "negative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "みょうじゃない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "negative"
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    {
      "form": "myō de wa nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "negative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "myō ja nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "negative"
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    {
      "form": "妙だった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "past"
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    {
      "form": "みょうだった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "myō datta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "妙ではなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "past"
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    {
      "form": "妙じゃなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "negative",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "みょうではなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "past"
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    {
      "form": "みょうじゃなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "past"
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    {
      "form": "myō de wa nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myō ja nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "妙です",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
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    },
    {
      "form": "みょうです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
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    },
    {
      "form": "myō desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "妙ではありません",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "妙じゃありません",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    {
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "みょうじゃありません",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "myō de wa arimasen",
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      "tags": [
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        "negative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "myō ja arimasen",
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      "tags": [
        "formal",
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    {
      "form": "妙でした",
      "source": "inflection",
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    },
    {
      "form": "みょうでした",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "myō deshita",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "妙ではありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "妙じゃありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
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        "past"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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    },
    {
      "form": "みょうじゃありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
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        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "myō de wa arimasen deshita",
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      "tags": [
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        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myō ja arimasen deshita",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "past"
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    {
      "form": "妙で",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "みょうで",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "myō de",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "妙なら(ば)",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "みょうなら(ば)",
      "source": "inflection",
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    {
      "form": "myō nara (ba)",
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    {
      "form": "妙だったら",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "みょうだったら",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "myō dattara",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "妙だろう",
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    {
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      "form": "myō darō",
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      "form": "妙に",
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      "form": "myō ni",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "みょうさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "formal": ". です",
        "formal_negative": ". で は ありません",
        "formal_negative2": ". じゃ ありません",
        "formal_negative_past": ". で は ありません でした",
        "formal_negative_past2": ". じゃ ありません でした",
        "formal_past": ". でした",
        "hypothetical": ". なら",
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        "imperfective": ". だろ",
        "informal_negative": ". で は ない",
        "informal_negative2": ". じゃ ない",
        "informal_negative_past": ". で は なかった",
        "informal_negative_past2": ". じゃ なかった",
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          "english": "He talked in a strangely effeminate voice like a woman.",
          "ref": "1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan:",
          "roman": "Myō ni onna no yō na yasashii koe o dasu hito datta.",
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            [
              "妙",
              "みょう"
            ],
            [
              "女",
              "おんな"
            ],
            [
              "優",
              "やさ"
            ],
            [
              "声",
              "こえ"
            ],
            [
              "出",
              "だ"
            ],
            [
              "人",
              "ひと"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "妙に女のような優しい声を出す人だった。",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "strange"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "strange",
          "strange"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "excellent"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "excellent",
          "excellent"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "みょー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mʲo̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "妙"
}

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    "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with 妙",
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    "Japanese terms with audio links",
    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
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  "etymology_templates": [
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        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "妙"
      },
      "expansion": "妙 (MC mjiewH)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Chinese 妙 (MC mjiewH).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "妙",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "妙",
          "みょう"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "myō",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めう",
      "roman": "meu",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "みょう",
        "hist": "めう"
      },
      "expansion": "妙(みょう) • (myō) ^(←めう (meu)?)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "excellence"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "excellence",
          "excellence"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "みょー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mʲo̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "妙"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 妙 meaning in Japanese (11.8kB)

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}

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