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JLPT N3na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

微び妙みょう

bimyou

subtle, delicate

Example sentences

  1. その２つの絵えには微妙びみょうな違ちがいがある。

    There are subtle differences between the two pictures.

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  2. その２語ごの間まには微妙びみょうな違ちがいがある。

    There is a subtle difference between the two words.

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  3. その言葉ことばには微妙びみょうなニュアンスがある。

    This word has a subtle nuance to it.

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Kanji in 微妙

  • 微delicate; minutenessOnビKunかすか
  • 妙exquisite; strangeOnミョウ・ビョウKunたえ

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