Jisho

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7 strokes
Radical:
woman, female
Parts:
Variants:
exquisite, strange, queer, mystery, miracle, excellent, delicate, charming
Kun:
たえ
On:
ミョウビョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1122 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 妙 【ミョウ】 strange, weird, odd, curious, wonder, mystery, miracle, excellence, cleverness, adroitness, knack, skill
  • 妙案 【ミョウアン】 ingenious idea, excellent plan, bright idea
  • 絶妙 【ゼツミョウ】 exquisite, superb, perfect, miraculous
  • 軽妙 【ケイミョウ】 light and easy, lambent, clever, witty, smart
  • 神妙 【シンミョウ】 meek, quiet, docile, humble, faithful, obedient, mysterious, marvelous, marvellous

Kun reading compounds

  • 妙なる 【たえなる】 exquisite (e.g. melody), melodious, delicate, enchanting
  • 妙なる調べ 【たえなるしらべ】 enchanting melody, sweet tune
  • 白妙 【しろたえ】 white cloth, white

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
miao4
Korean:
myo

Spanish

  • exquisito
  • encantador
  • admirable
  • extraño
  • raro
  • misterioso
  • joven

Portuguese

  • estranho
  • seleto
  • afeminado
  • mistério
  • milagre
  • charmoso
  • delicado
  • excelente

French

  • bizarre
  • surprenant
  • mystère
  • merveilleux
  • excellent
  • exquis
  • délicat
  • charmant
1841 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1045 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1199 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1321 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1188 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
614 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1154 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1209 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1150 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
437 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
280 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
176 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
210 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
124 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6090 Morohashi
239 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1191 New Nelson (John Haig)
123 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
130 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1114 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1760 2001 Kanji
3e4.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
4942.0 Four corner code
1-44-15 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5999 Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
run 走 (赱)
Parts:
purport, gist, elegance, interest, proceed to, tend, become
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1153 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 趣旨 【シュシ】 meaning, point (e.g. of a statement), gist, effect, goal, intent, object, aim, point
  • 趣向 【シュコウ】 plan, idea, design, plot, taste, liking, preference
  • 異趣 【イシュ】 extraordinary appearance
  • 意趣 【イシュ】 grudge, malice, spite, intention, disposition, obstinacy, reason, revenge

Kun reading compounds

  • 趣 【おもむき】 meaning, tenor, gist, effect, influence, appearance, aspect, grace, charm, refinement, taste, elegance
  • 趣のある 【おもむきのある】 tasteful, elegant, refined, charming, attractive
  • 赴く 【おもむく】 to go in the direction of, to proceed toward, to proceed according to, to repair to, to betake oneself to, to become, to face (facts, circumstances, etc.), to abide by, to agree to, to consent to, to obey

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qu4, cu4
Korean:
chwi, chug

Spanish

  • significado
  • sentido
  • apariencia
  • proceder

Portuguese

  • essência
  • continuar para
  • tender
  • tornar-se

French

  • teneur
  • fond
  • aspect
  • apparence
  • sens
  • tendance
  • devenir
1350 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1193 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4544 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1047 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1790 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2422 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1002 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1039 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
310 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1758 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4111 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2087 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2827 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
828 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
37207 Morohashi
3317 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5854 New Nelson (John Haig)
820 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
883 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1805 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1470 2001 Kanji
6e9.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-7-8 SKIP code
4780.4 Four corner code
4180.4 Four corner code
1-28-81 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8da3 Unicode hex code