変人
Meanings
1
Refers to a person with unusual habits, ideas, or behavior; often used lightly or humorously, but can be mildly derogatory depending on context.
He's an oddball who always talks to himself.
That eccentric does handstands in the park every morning.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉を変人扱いするto treat someone as an eccentric/oddball
He was treated as an oddball just for thinking a bit differently.
- 〈人〉は変人だと言われるto be called an eccentric/weirdo
She's called an oddball in the neighborhood.