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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

微び妙みょう

N3
びみょう bimyou
  1. delicate
  2. subtle
な-adjectivenoun

Chinese meanings

微妙;难以判断

Examples

  • その2つの絵には微妙な違いがある。
    There are subtle differences between the two pictures.
    那两幅画有细微的差别。
  • トムが次つぎのオリンピックに出しゅつ場じょうできるかどうかは微び妙みょうだ。
    There are doubts as to whether or not Tom will be able to participate in the next Olympics.
    汤姆能否参加下一届奥运会还很难说。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('233a387b5d'); // 微妙
{
  "id": "233a387b5d",
  "word": "微妙",
  "reading": "びみょう",
  "romaji": "bimyou",
  "meanings": [
    "delicate",
    "subtle"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "adj-na",
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1486170,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "その2つの絵には微妙な違いがある。",
      "en": "There are subtle differences between the two pictures.",
      "tatoeba_id": 213456
    },
    {
      "ja": "トムが次のオリンピックに出場できるかどうかは微妙だ。",
      "furigana": "トムが{次|つぎ}のオリンピックに{出場|しゅつじょう}できるかどうかは{微妙|びみょう}だ。",
      "en": "There are doubts as to whether or not Tom will be able to participate in the next Olympics.",
      "tatoeba_id": 7169806
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "ee13fde23cdbf1471a8ddcdd3e8260b0203c842e6a42093a91fe703ece33cb1b",
    "meanings": [
      "微妙",
      "难以判断"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "その2つの絵には微妙な違いがある。",
        "zh": "那两幅画有细微的差别。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "トムが次のオリンピックに出場できるかどうかは微妙だ。",
        "zh": "汤姆能否参加下一届奥运会还很难说。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/233a387b5d",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1486170; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "aa604b2cf08f4fd03072ccb42dc805d3b97d962157d0f9790840c3d0d689c215"
  }
}