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絶妙

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See also: 絕妙 and 绝妙

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ぜつ
Grade: 5
みょう
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
絕妙 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Middle Chinese 絕妙

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(ぜつ)(みょう) (zetsumyōぜつめう (zetumeu)?-na (adnominal (ぜつ)(みょう) (zetsumyō na), adverbial (ぜつ)(みょう) (zetsumyō ni))

  1. exquisite, superb, marvellous
    絶妙(ぜつみょう)演技(えんぎ)
    zetsumyō-na engi
    a marvellous performance

Inflection

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Noun

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(ぜつ)(みょう) (zetsumyōぜつめう (zetumeu)?

  1. being exquisite, being superb, being marvellous

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN