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妙
On'yomi
ミョウ・ビョウ
MYOU / BYOU
Kun'yomi
たえ
tae
exquisite · strange · queer · mystery · miracle · excellent · delicate · charming
beautifulmysteriousspiritual
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Frequency#1122
Radical女woman(3)
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Component Breakdown
妙=
女少
woman + 少
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of woman and few. Few woman.
Symbolism
Strange, exquisite, skill. Represents mysterious.
Spiritual Meaning
Represents mysterious truth beyond words, ultimate teaching in Buddhism.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Sitting and waiting
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
当意即妙
とういそくみょう
ready wit; repartee; ready wit
軽妙洒脱
けいみょうしゃだつ
witty; smart and polished; witty
神機妙算
しんきみょうさん
inscrutable stratagem; ingenious scheme; inscrutable stratagem
Poetry
和歌（百人一首） (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
春すぎて 夏来にけらし 白妙の 衣ほすてふ 天の香具山
Poem #2 from Hyakunin Isshu
持統天皇Empress Jitō
7th century和歌（百人一首） (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
田子の浦に うち出でて見れば 白妙の 富士の高嶺に 雪はふりつつ
Poem #4 from Hyakunin Isshu
山部赤人Yamabe no Akahito
8th century