機微

Japanese

Kanji in this term
機 微
き
Grade: 4		 び
Grade: S
kan’on

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

機(き)微(び) • (kibi) 

  1. subtleness, receptivity, sensibility, sensitivity, delicateness, nuance, nuanced subtlety
    人(にん)情(じょう)の機微(きび)に通(つう)じている
    ninjō no kibi ni tsūjite iru
    to understand the subtleties of human nature

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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