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妙案 (myouan) Japanese meaning: ingenious idea | Kotomora
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He came up with an ingenious idea for the problem.
Do you have any bright ideas?
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 に 妙みょう 案あん を 思おも いつく to come up with a brilliant idea (for something)
I came up with a brilliant idea to solve the problem.
妙みょう 案あん が 浮う かぶ a brilliant idea comes to mind
A brilliant idea suddenly came to mind during the meeting.
妙みょう 案あん を 出だ す to put forward a brilliant idea
He always puts forward brilliant ideas at meetings.
妙みょう 案あん がない to have no good idea (for a problem)
I have no clever idea for solving this difficult problem.
Kanji 妙 exquisite, strange, queer Related words 名案 is a general term for a good plan or idea, while 妙案 stresses that the idea is especially clever or ingenious.
アイデア is a neutral loanword for any idea, whereas 妙案 carries admiration for the idea's cleverness.
秘策 is a secret strategy kept hidden until used, while 妙案 is simply a clever idea without any implication of secrecy.
Etymology Compound of 妙 (myō, 'strange, excellent, ingenious') and 案 (an, 'plan, idea'). The combination straightforwardly yields 'ingenious plan'.
