Word · 単語
微妙
Reading びみょう
subtle
- 1 subtle, delicate, fine
- 2 difficult, complex, tricky, delicate (situation, position, etc.), close (e.g. decision)
- 3 doubtful, questionable, dicey
- 4 not great, iffy — oft. ビミョー
- 5 slightly, somewhat, a little bit — adverbially as ～に
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
非常に微妙な状況だった。
That was a very delicate situation.
sense 2 · difficult
その言葉には微妙なニュアンスがある。
This word has a subtle nuance to it.
sense 1 · subtle
トムが次のオリンピックに出場できるかどうかは微妙だ。
There are doubts as to whether or not Tom will be able to participate in the next Olympics.
sense 3 · doubtful
私はかなり微妙な立場にある。
I find myself in a rather delicate situation.
sense 2 · difficult
どちらに転ぶか、微妙なところです。
It's touch and go.
sense 2 · difficult