こう
巧
みょう
妙

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. ingenious, skillful, clever, deft.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こう
巧
みょう
妙
 巧妙 こうみょう ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

adroit, skilled, ingenuity
コウ　たく.み　うま.い (8th, N1)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ　ク　もく (2nd, N4)
obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release, variant of other characters
コウ　さまた.げられる
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)