Specifically refers to an oval or elliptical shape, often used for objects like mirrors or containers. Less common than sense 1.
この鏡はいびつな形をしている。
This mirror has an oval shape.
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)
祖母はご飯をいびつに移して冷ました。
My grandmother transferred the rice to a wooden container to cool it down.
oval coin
Historical term for an oval-shaped coin. Very rare; encountered mainly in historical contexts.
江戸時代にはいびつと呼ばれる楕円形の貨幣があった。
In the Edo period, there was an oval coin called ibitsu.
This board is warped and not straight.
彼の描いた円は少し歪だった。
The circle he drew was a bit distorted.
Kanji form; less common than kana. Can also be read ゆがむ or ひずむ in other contexts.
A contraction of 飯櫃, formerly いいびつ, an oval wooden container for cooked rice. From the container’s characteristic shape, いびつ came to mean oval and then irregular, warped, or distorted.