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奇しき (くしき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

奇くしき

Meanings

1

pre-noun adjectival

strange; mysterious

formal or literary

Formal or literary pre-noun adjective (rentaishi) meaning 'strange' or 'mysterious'. Used in elevated or poetic contexts.

奇くしき縁えに導みちびかれて、二人ふたりは再さい会かいした。
Led by a mysterious bond, the two met again.
彼かれの言こと葉ばには奇くしき力ちからが宿やどっていた。
His words held a strange power.

Kanji

奇strange, strangeness, curiosity

Similar words

不ふ思し議ぎ
不思議 is the common word for 'mysterious' or 'wonderful'; 奇しき is a literary, archaic-sounding alternative.
奇き妙みょう
奇妙 means 'strange' or 'odd' in a more neutral, everyday sense; 奇しき carries a poetic, elevated tone.

Etymology

The form 奇しき is the classical rentaishi (pre-noun adjectival) form of the adjective 奇し (kushi), meaning 'strange' or 'mysterious'. The kanji 奇 is used for its semantic value. The exact historical derivation of kushi is uncertain, but it is related to the modern adjective 奇しい (kushii), which is rarely used.