N3442/1669

微び妙みょう

な adjectiveadjective (generic)nounnoun (generic)colloquial

びみょう

subtle, delicate, fine
difficult, complex, tricky, delicate (situation, position, etc.), close (e.g. decision)
doubtful, questionable, dicey
not great, iffy

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Example sentences

彼女かのじょの表情ひょうじょうは微妙びみょうで、何なにを考かんがえているのか分わからなかった。

Her expression was subtle, and I couldn't tell what she was thinking.

この二ふたつの色いろの違ちがいは微妙びみょうすぎて、ほとんどの人ひとには分わからない。

The difference between these two colors is too subtle for most people to notice.

試合しあいの結果けっかは微妙びみょうな判定はんていで決きまった。

The result of the match was decided by a close call.

「あの映画えいがどうだった？」「うーん、微妙びみょうだったかな。」

"How was that movie?" "Hmm, it was kind of iffy, I guess."

彼かれの立場たちばは非常ひじょうに微妙びみょうで、どちらの意見いけんも支持しじできない状況じょうきょうにある。

His position is extremely delicate, and he is in a situation where he cannot support either opinion.

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement

price, cost; value, worth, merit

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