いびつ

na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

distorted; warped; crooked; irregular

Describes something that is physically or metaphorically out of shape, not straight, or abnormal. Often used for shapes, faces, or situations.

• この板いたはいびつで、まっすぐじゃない。

  This board is warped and not straight.

• 彼かれの描えがいた円えんは少すこし歪いびつだった。

  The circle he drew was a bit distorted.

noun, na-adjective

oval; elliptical shape

Specifically refers to an oval or elliptical shape, often used for objects like mirrors or containers. Less common than sense 1.

• この鏡かがみはいびつな形かたちをしている。

  This mirror has an oval shape.

noun

round wooden rice container

A traditional round wooden container for cooked rice. Also called 飯櫃 (めしびつ). Rare in modern usage.

See also: 飯櫃 (めしびつ)

• 祖そ母ぼはご飯はんをいびつに移うつして冷さました。

  My grandmother transferred the rice to a wooden container to cool it down.

noun

oval coin

Historical term for an oval-shaped coin. Very rare; encountered mainly in historical contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいにはいびつと呼よばれる楕だ円えん形けいの貨か幣へいがあった。

  In the Edo period, there was an oval coin called ibitsu.