# 妙 — exquisite; strange

妙 means “exquisite; strange”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: ミョウ (myou), ビョウ (byou). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 妙 (myou, “strange; weird”).

- Meaning: exquisite; strange
- On'yomi: ミョウ (myou), ビョウ (byou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Qualities 2

## How to remember 妙

Parts: 女 woman · 少 a little

## Words with 妙

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 妙 | みょう (myou) | strange; weird |

## Don't confuse it with

[少](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/few/) · [歩](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/walk/) · [省](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ministry/) · [秒](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/second-of-time/)

## More in the “Qualities 2” set

[貴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/noble/) · [紛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/be-confused-with/) · [俊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/genius/) · [敏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/agile/) · [堅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/steadfast/) · [豪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mighty/) · [隆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/swell-up/) · [妙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/exquisite/) · [雅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/elegant/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/exquisite/. Last updated 2026-11-01.