奇人

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Chinese

strange; odd; weird
strange; odd; weird; wonderful; odd (Num)
 
 man; person; people
simp. and trad.
(奇人) 		奇 人

Pronunciation

Noun

奇人

  1. (literary) rare talent
  2. (literary) eccentric individual; strange person; odd man

Synonyms

  • (rare talent): 奇才 (qícái)
  • (eccentric individual): 怪人 (guàirén)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
奇 人
き
Grade: S 		じん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Likely from Middle Chinese compound 奇人 (MC gje nyin). Compare modern Chinese 奇人 (qírén).

Pronunciation

Noun

奇(き)人(じん) • (kijin) 

  1. an eccentric, a strange or unusual person, someone who is quite a character

Synonyms

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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