妙みょう技ぎ

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Meanings

noun

exquisite skill; wonderful performance

Refers to a display of remarkable technical ability or artistry, often in sports, traditional arts, or craftsmanship.

彼かれのピアノ演えん奏そうはまさに妙みょう技ぎだった。
His piano performance was truly an exquisite display of skill.
職しょく人にんの妙みょう技ぎに観かん客きゃくは息いきをのんだ。
The audience gasped at the artisan's wonderful skill.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を披ひ露ろうするto display/show off (one's exquisite skill)
選せん手しゅたちは大たい会かいで見み事ごとな妙みょう技ぎを披ひ露ろうした。
The athletes showed off remarkable skill at the competition.
〈物もの〉に魅みせられるto be captivated by (an exquisite performance)
観かん客きゃくはその妙みょう技ぎに魅みせられた。
The audience was captivated by the exquisite performance.
〈物もの〉を見みせるto demonstrate/exhibit (an exquisite skill)
彼かれは柔じゅう道どうの試し合あいで妙みょう技ぎを見みせた。
He demonstrated exquisite skill in the judo match.

Kanji

妙exquisite, strange, queer
技skill, art, craft

Related words

技ぎ巧こう
技巧 refers broadly to technique or craftsmanship, while 妙技 highlights an exceptionally impressive display of skill.
神かみ業わざN1
神業 exaggerates a feat as godlike or superhuman, whereas 妙技 is a more measured compliment for outstanding human skill.
冴さえ
妙技 refers to a specific display of masterful skill, while 冴え describes the quality of brilliance itself, whether in a single act or overall ability.

Don't confuse with

妙みょう手しゅ
妙技 refers to a skillful feat or performance in general (e.g. sports, acrobatics), while 妙手 is specifically a brilliant move in a game like shogi or go, or a person with such skill.

Etymology

Compound of 妙 (myō, 'exquisite, strange') and 技 (gi, 'skill, technique'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination has been used to describe remarkable feats of skill since at least the Edo period.