Describes behavior, ideas, or style that is unconventional and noticeably strange. Often used in literary or formal contexts.
People around him were puzzled by his eccentric behavior.
The writer's peculiar style is passionately supported by some readers.
eccentric habit; odd quirk
Standard kanji form for this word.
Composed of 奇 (strange, unusual) and 矯 (correct, reform). The combination suggests something that deviates from the norm in a deliberate or affected way. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.