1Strange, odd, or curious — having an air of being subtly different from normal, in a way that feels puzzling.
妙な音が天井から聞こえて眠れなかった。
A strange sound came from the ceiling, and I couldn't sleep.
彼女は妙に静かで、何か隠している様子だった。
She was oddly quiet, as though she were hiding something.
妙な胸騒ぎがして、急いで家に帰った。
I had a strange, uneasy feeling, so I hurried home.
あの二人の間には妙な緊張感があった。
There was a curious tension between those two.
2A quality so excellent or mysterious that it is difficult to put into words; wonder or marvel.
この庭園の設計には自然と人工の妙が感じられる。
In the design of this garden, one can sense the wonder of the harmony between nature and artifice.
名人の演奏には言葉にできない妙があった。
The master's performance had an indescribable wonder to it.
自然の妙に触れるたびに、人間の小ささを感じる。
Every time I encounter the wonder of nature, I feel how small humans are.
3Skillful cleverness or an adroit knack for doing something well.
棋士は絶体絶命の局面で妙手を放った。
In a desperate position, the shogi player made a brilliant move.
彼のジョークには人を笑わせる妙がある。
There's a certain knack in his jokes that makes people laugh.
交渉には駆け引きの妙が求められる。
Negotiation calls for the adroit knack of give-and-take.