How to say "marvel" in Japanese

• 奇跡きせきCommon
  no-adjectiveThe common word for a marvel as a miracle: an event or thing so extraordinary it seems beyond explanation. Use it when 'marvel' names something wondrous, not a person or the act of wondering.
  奇蹟きせきに近ちかいですね。↗

  It's nothing short of a miracle.
• マーベル
  nounThe direct loanword for 'marvel'; in practice it is chiefly encountered as a name, and for a wondrous thing or event it is seldom the word you want.
• 怪傑かいけつ
  nounCovers 'marvel' only when it refers to a person: someone of extraordinary talent, a wonder among people. It does not describe events or things, so it is no help when 'marvel' means a miracle.
• 不思議がるふしぎがる
  godan verb, intransitive verbThe verb 'to marvel': to regard something as mysterious, wondering at it with curiosity. Use it for a person's reaction to something inexplicable, not for the marvel itself.

Use 奇跡 for a marvel as a wondrous event or thing, 「不思議がる」 for the verb 'to marvel at,' 怪傑 for a marvel of a person, and 「マーベル」 only as the loanword, mostly in names.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 奇跡きせきmiracle
• マーベルmarvel
• 怪傑かいけつperson of extraordinary talent
• 不思議がるふしぎがるto be curious