奇怪

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Chinese

strange; odd; weird
strange; odd; weird; wonderful; odd (Num)
 
 queer; to blame
simp. and trad.
(奇怪) 		奇 怪
anagram 怪奇

Pronunciation

Adjective

奇怪

  1. odd; strange; surprising; unexpected

Synonyms

Derived terms

Verb

奇怪

  1. to find odd, strange, surprising or unexpected; to be baffled about

Noun

奇怪

  1. (literary) unusual person or thing

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
奇 怪
き
Grade: S 		かい
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

奇(き)怪(かい) • (kikai) -na (adnominal 奇(き)怪(かい)な (kikai na), adverbial 奇(き)怪(かい)に (kikai ni))

  1. strange, weird
    奇(き)怪(かい)な姿(すがた)
    kikai na sugata
    strange appearance

Noun

奇(き)怪(かい) • (kikai) 

  1. weirdness, strangeness
    • 1948, Osamu Dazai, Ningen Shikkaku [No Longer Human]‎:
      もう一(いち)葉(よう)の写(しゃ)真(しん)は、最(もっと)も奇(き)怪(かい)なものである。
      Mō ichiyō no shashin wa, mottomo kikai na mono de aru.
      The remaining photograph is the most monstrous of all.[2]

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
奇 怪
Grade: S Grade: S
Alternative spelling
奇っ怪

Attested from the 17th century.[3]

Pronunciation

Adjective

奇怪(きっかい) • (kikkai) ←きっくゎい (kikkwai)?-na (adnominal 奇怪(きっかい)な (kikkai na), adverbial 奇怪(きっかい)に (kikkai ni))

  1. unimaginable, extremely strange, very weird
  2. (regional, Yamaguchi prefecture) synonym of 奇怪 (kikai, “strange”)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Donald Keene, transl. (1958), No Longer Human, page 15
  3. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
奇怪

Noun

奇怪 • (gigoe) (hangeul 기괴)

  1. hanja form? of 기괴

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
奇怪

Adjective

奇怪

  1. chữ Hán form of kỳ quái (“weird; bizarre”).
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