WORD DETAIL
妙技
みょうぎ
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: 妙技 (みょうぎ) is a noun for a masterful skill or remarkable feat that inspires admiration.
- Basic usage: It describes an acrobat's feat or an artisan displaying exceptional control of a tool.
- 曲芸師の妙技に観客から拍手が起こった。 — The audience applauded the acrobat's feat.
- 職人は細い筆を自在に操る妙技を披露した。 — The artisan demonstrated remarkable skill with a fine brush.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Ordinary skill and remarkable mastery
- 妙技 does more than name a skill; it praises an especially ingenious or accomplished feat.

