妙 — myo

Parts that make up 妙

How 妙 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 妙 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 女, 少.

Korean example words with 妙

• 묘리妙理 Korean gloss: 묘한 이치
• 묘상妙想 Korean gloss: 묘한 생각
• 묘의妙意 Korean gloss: 오묘한 뜻
• 묘술妙術 Korean gloss: 기묘한 술법
• 묘소妙所 Korean gloss: 묘하고 좋은 곳
• 묘미妙味 Korean gloss: 미묘한 재미나 흥취
• 묘안妙案 Korean gloss: 뛰어나게 좋은 생각
• 묘취妙趣 Korean gloss: 미묘한 재미나 흥취
• 묘시妙詩 Korean gloss: 매우 잘된 훌륭한 시
• 묘약妙藥 Korean gloss: 신통한 효험을 지닌 약
• 묘태妙態 Korean gloss: 아름다운 모양이나 태도
• 묘기妙技 Korean gloss: 매우 뛰어난 기술과 재주

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 妙

• 微妙びみょう subtle; delicate; fine
• 妙みょう strange; weird; odd
• 奇妙きみょう strange; odd; peculiar
• 巧妙こうみょう ingenious; skillful; clever
• 絶妙ぜつみょう exquisite; superb; perfect
• 神妙しんみょう meek; quiet; docile
• 軽妙けいみょう light and easy; lambent; clever
• 妙案みょうあん ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
• 妙味みょうみ exquisiteness; charm; beauty
• 妙薬みょうやく wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
• 妙手みょうしゅ spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move; expert
• 妙技みょうぎ exquisite skill; wonderful performance

Characters sharing the phonetic 少

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “묘”

Other hanja with radical 女