| MYOU |
The cat uttered an odd little MEOW. |
|
Woman, a little, and odd? I'm not going to touch this mnemonic with a ten-foot pole. |
| みょう ( な ) |
An unusual (but not enchanted or scary or supernatural) situation.
LAZY
★☆☆☆☆ |
| みょう ( に ) |
stangely, oddly.
LAZY
☆☆☆☆☆ |
| 微妙 な |
meh!
★★★☆☆
a nice way of saying, 'meh.' "How did you like the play?" "Bimyou." It's not always negative . . . it can also mean subtle and delicate -- which might explain the popularity of the more negative meaning - deniability! |
| 奇妙 な |
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. |
| 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.
|
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 |