7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

exquisite, strange, queer, mystery, miracle, excellent, delicate, charming

Kun'yomi
  • たえ
On'yomi
  • ミョ
    strange ②wonder ③cleverness
  • ビョウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ミョウ 99.9%
たえ 0.1%

Character Breakdown

exquisite, strange, queer
ミョウ たえ ビョウ (7th, N1)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
few, little
すこ.し ショウ すく.ない (2nd, N4)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

strange ②wonder ③cleverness
subtle ②difficult ③doubtful ④not great
meek ②mysterious
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References

Unicode hex code 5999
JIS X 0208 1-44-15
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1199
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1191
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 239
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 280
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 176
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 210
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 123
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 130
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1045
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 614
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1321
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 6090
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1841
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1154
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1209
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1188
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1114
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1150
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 437
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 124
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3e4.5
Four corner code 4942.0
De Roo Code 1760