# 妙 odd

女 (woman) + 少 (a little (amount))
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes

## Onyomi

MYOU | The cat uttered an odd little MEOW.

## Mnemonic

| Woman, a little, and odd? I'm not going to touch this mnemonic with a ten-foot pole.

## Kunyomi

みょう ( な ) | An unusual (but not enchanted or scary or supernatural) situation. LAZY ★☆☆☆☆
みょう ( に ) | stangely, oddly. LAZY ☆☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

微妙(びみょう) な | meh! ★★★☆☆ 微 (teeny) + 妙 (odd) = 微妙 (meh!) a nice way of saying, 'meh.' "How did you like the play?" "Bimyou."
奇妙(きみょう) な | weird ★★☆☆☆ 奇 (strange) + 妙 (odd) = 奇妙 (weird) weird - but more broad than the related term 妙. 奇妙 means unusual and absurd - a street-person wearing a duck as a hat is 奇妙.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
秒 | one second | WHEAT |
妙 | odd | WOMAN | 女
砂 | sand | STONE | 石

Every second I eat WHEAT.
Sand is a small STONE,
but WOMAN is mysterious.

## Synonyms

mysterious, odd 妙な 奇妙な 不思議
rare 珍しい まれ 希少な 妙に
smooth 巧みな 巧み 器用な 巧妙な 素早い 機敏 俊敏な