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奇妙 (きみょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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彼かれ
は
奇き
妙みょう
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格かっ
好こう
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現あらわ
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He showed up in a strange outfit.
Strangely enough, nobody noticed the sound.
Usage patterns 奇き 妙みょう な 〈 事こと 〉 a strange event or happening
Strange incidents keep happening in that village.
〈 事こと 〉 を 奇き 妙みょう に 思おも う to find something strange
I thought his behavior was strange.
奇き 妙みょう な 〈 物もの 〉 a strange, odd-looking object
There was a strange object lying under the desk.
Kanji 奇 strange, strangeness, curiosity 妙 exquisite, strange, queer Related words· 11 変 is a casual, blunt way to call something weird or abnormal, while 奇妙 suggests a more curious or mysterious kind of strangeness.
不思議 highlights a sense of wonder or mystery that defies explanation, whereas 奇妙 focuses on the oddness or peculiarity itself.
奇異 is a more formal, literary word for strangeness, while 奇妙 is used more broadly in everyday speech and writing.
おかしい is a common, everyday word that can mean funny or strange depending on context, while 奇妙 specifically points to something odd or unusual.
Show 7 more 奇妙 is a more neutral word for something curious or odd, while 奇怪 carries a stronger sense of unease or suspicion.
奇妙 is the common, everyday word for something strange or odd, while 奇 alone is a more literary or formal way to express the same idea.
奇妙 suggests something curious or amusingly odd, while 異様 leans toward an unsettling, abnormal feel.
Don't confuse with 奇怪 shares the kanji 奇 with 奇妙 but carries a stronger, more sinister or eerie nuance than the merely curious oddness of 奇妙.
奇妙 describes something strange or mysterious in a puzzling way, while 奇抜 describes something deliberately unconventional or eye-catching, often in design or style.
Written forms 奇き 妙みょう Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
きみょう Usage 1%
Etymology Composed of 奇 (ki, 'strange, unusual') and 妙 (myō, 'exquisite, strange'). The combination has been used since classical Chinese to mean 'marvelously strange' or 'peculiar'.
奇妙 is a stronger, more explicitly bizarre or peculiar term, whereas 妙 can be milder and even carry a positive nuance.
奇妙 means simply 'odd' or 'peculiar', whereas 怪奇 carries a stronger eerie or supernatural undertone.
奇妙 stresses an eerie or mysterious kind of strangeness, whereas おかしな can also simply mean funny or improper depending on context.
奇妙 is a more literary/formal word for something bizarre or mysterious, whereas 変わった is everyday and can describe mildly quirky things too.
