- 1. [adj-na, n] meek; quiet; docile; humble; faithful; obedient
- 2. [adj-na, n] mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
Conjugation — Adjective (―na)
This word itself does not change -- these are forms of the copula だ ("to be") attached to it.
| Attributive (before a noun) | しんみょうな | (shinmyouna) |
| Non-past, plain | しんみょうだ | (shinmyouda) |
| Non-past, polite | しんみょうです | (shinmyoudesu) |
| Past, plain | しんみょうだった | (shinmyoudatta) |
| Past, polite | しんみょうでした | (shinmyoudeshita) |
| Negative, plain | しんみょうじゃない | (shinmyoujanai) |
| Negative, polite | しんみょうじゃないです | (shinmyoujanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | しんみょうじゃなかった | (shinmyoujanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | しんみょうじゃなかったです | (shinmyoujanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | しんみょうで | (shinmyoude) |
| Conditional (―nara) | しんみょうなら | (shinmyounara) |