びみょう
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. subtle; delicate; fine
An awkward silence fell.
2. difficult; complex; tricky; delicate (situation, position, etc.); close (e.g. decision)
It is a close call whether we will make it in time or not.
3. doubtful; questionable; dicey
It's doubtful whether it will be finished by tomorrow.
4. not great; iffy
oft. ビミョー
But if you ask me whether it's tasty, it's just so-so.
5. slightly; somewhat; a little bit
adverbially as ~に
I feel like it's slightly different.
Pitch accent
び
みょう
Composed of
minuteness; one millionth
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
complex and subtle (delicate)
Examples (28 in total)
It's slightly bothering me.
That was a very delicate situation.
An awkward silence fell.