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JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

巧こう妙みょう

koumyou

ingenious, skillful

Example sentences

  1. 人工内耳じんこうないじは技術的ぎじゅつてきに巧妙こうみょうな機器ききです。

    The cochlea implant is a technically ingenious device.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. やつの巧妙こうみょうな話はなしに僕ぼくは簡単かんたんにだまされてしまった。

    I was easily taken in by his smooth talk.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 巧妙こうみょうにイメージがすり替かえられている。

    They’re cleverly changing how we perceive them.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 巧妙

  • 巧adroit; skilledOnコウKunたくみ・たくむ・うまい
  • 妙exquisite; strangeOnミョウ・ビョウKunたえ

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