異様

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See also: 異樣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
異 様
い
Grade: 6 		よう
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
異樣 (kyūjitai)

Adjective

異(い)様(よう) • (iyō) -na (adnominal 異(い)様(よう)な (iyō na), adverbial 異(い)様(よう)に (iyō ni))

  1. strange, peculiar, outlandish
    異(い)様(よう)な格(かっ)好(こう)
    iyō na kakkō
    peculiar appearance
    • 1970, chapter 29, in Kunitarō Takahashi, transl., Anbēru Bakumatsu Nihon Zue Ge [Humbert Bakumatsu Japan Illustrations 2] (Shin Ikoku Sōsho; 15)‎, translation of Le Japon illustré by Aimé Humbert, page 11:
      日(に)本(ほん)の方(ほう)々(ぼう)の湾(わん)で採(と)れる亀(かめ)や貽(い)貝(がい)、不(ぶ)格(かっ)好(こう)な蛸(たこ)や異(い)様(よう)な甲(こう)殻(かく)類(るい)などである。
      nihon no hōbō no wan de toreru kame ya igai, bukakkō na tako ya iyō na kōkakurui nado de aru.
      There are turtles and mussels collected in various of Japan's bays, misshapen octopuses and bizarre crustaceans, and the like.
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