How do you read 軽妙?

軽妙 is read けいみょう (keimyou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 軽妙?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 軽妙 in romaji?

軽妙 is written keimyou in romaji, also spelled keimyo.

What kanji are in 軽妙?

軽 (Lightly, Trifling); 妙 (Exquisite, Strange).

軽妙けいみょう

けいみょう · keimyou (also spelled keimyo)

noun

Light and easy, lambent, clever, witty, smart

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Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

軽Lightly, Trifling, Unimportant 音けい・きょう訓かる.い・かろ.やか JLPT N2 · 12 strokes 妙Exquisite, Strange, Queer 音みょう・びょう訓たえ JLPT N1 · 7 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

軽快けいかいlively, casual, light 軽減けいげんreduction, lessening 気軽きがるcheerful, buoyant, lighthearted 軽蔑けいべつscorn, disdain 軽率けいそつthoughtless, careless, hasty 軽いかるいlight, non-serious, minor 妙みょうstrange, unusual 微妙びみょうdelicate, subtle

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What does 軽妙 mean?

Light and easy, lambent, clever, witty, smart.

How do you pronounce 軽妙?

けいみょう (keimyou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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