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微妙

subtle, delicate, iffy, questionable

bʲ i mʲ o̞ː → 微妙だ
adjective Rare #40,426
subtle, delicate
JA: 二人の関係の変化は微妙だ。
EN: The change in their relationship is subtle.
iffy, questionable Often used conversationally to mean that something is not very good or is uncertain.
JA: このレストランは微妙だ。
EN: This restaurant is kind of iffy.

微妙よね？

It's kind of iffy, isn't it?

— 帰ってきたヒトラー (2015)

なんか微妙でしょ？

It's kind of iffy, right?

微妙に違うんだ

It's a little different.

— ブレット・トレイン (2022)

Sounds similar to

奇妙 kʲ i mʲ o̞ː 微笑 bʲ i ɕ o̞ː 尾行 bʲ i k o̞ː