び
微
みょう
妙

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. subtle, delicate, fine.
  2. difficult, complex, tricky, delicate (situation, position, etc.), close (e.g. decision).
  3. doubtful, questionable, dicey.
  4. not great, iffy. Colloquialism. Oft. ビミョー.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
び
微
みょう
妙
 微妙 びみょう ✔
　
ビ
　
ミョ
　
ー
 ビミョー

Contained Kanji Breakdown

delicate, minuteness, insignificance
ビ　かす.か　み (Early Jr. High, N1)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
bare hill, (屼 variant)
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person, (人 variant)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
exquisite, strange, queer
ミョウ　たえ　ビョウ (Early Jr. High, 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)