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妙境 (みょうきょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

妙みょう境きょう

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Meanings

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noun

beautiful place; exquisite spot

rare term

Rare literary term for a place of exceptional beauty or a sublime natural setting. Not used in everyday conversation.

この渓けい谷こくはまさに妙みょう境きょうと呼よぶにふさわしい。
This valley truly deserves to be called a beautiful place.

Kanji

妙exquisite, strange, queer
境boundary, border, region

Similar words

絶ぜっ景けい
絶景 is a common word for superb scenery, while 妙境 is a rare, more literary term emphasizing a sublime or exquisite quality.
名めい所しょ
名所 refers to a famous or noted place, often touristy; 妙境 is rarer and focuses on the aesthetic or spiritual beauty of the location.

Etymology

Compound of 妙 (myō, 'exquisite, mysterious') and 境 (kyō, 'boundary, region'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a rare literary coinage.