怪異

See also: 怪异

Chinese

queer; to blame different; unusual; strange
trad. (怪異) 怪 異
simp. (怪异) 怪 异

Pronunciation


Adjective

怪異

  1. strange; unusual

Synonyms

Noun

怪異

  1. strange thing

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
怪 異
かい
Grade: S
い
Grade: 6
kan’on

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Adjective

怪(かい)異(い) • (kaii) ←くわいい (kwaii)?-na (adnominal 怪(かい)異(い)な (kaii na), adverbial 怪(かい)異(い)に (kaii ni))

  1. strange
    怪異(かいい)な姿(すがた)
    kaii na sugata
    strange appearance
Inflection

Noun

怪(かい)異(い) • (kaii) ←くわいい (kwaii)?

  1. strangeness; strange thing

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
怪 異
け
Grade: S
い
Grade: 6
goon

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ke̞ː]

Adjective

怪(け)異(い) • (kei) ←けい (kei)?-na (adnominal 怪(け)異(い)な (kei na), adverbial 怪(け)異(い)に (kei ni))

  1. strange
Inflection

Noun

怪(け)異(い) • (kei) ←けい (kei)?

  1. strangeness; strange thing

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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