異い形ぎょう

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ぎょ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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

Describes something with an abnormal, eerie, or fantastical appearance, often with a negative or unsettling nuance. Used for creatures, shapes, or appearances that deviate strikingly from the norm.

その怪かい物ぶつは異い形ぎょうの姿すがたをしていた。
The monster had a grotesque appearance.
異い形ぎょうな影かげが壁かべに映うつった。
A strange-looking shadow was cast on the wall.

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Usage patterns

異い形ぎょうの〈物もの〉a grotesque/strange-looking ~ (creature, being, etc.)
森もりの奥おくから異い形ぎょうの怪かい物ぶつが現あらわれた。
A grotesque monster emerged from deep in the forest.
異い形ぎょうな〈物もの〉a fantastically/grotesquely shaped ~
彼かれはどこか異い形ぎょうな姿すがたをしていた。
He had a somewhat grotesque appearance.

Kanji

異uncommon, different, queerness
形shape, form, style

Related words

奇き怪かい
奇怪 stresses eerie mysteriousness or suspicious weirdness, while 異形 focuses specifically on an abnormal physical shape or appearance.
異い様よう
異様 is a more common, everyday word for something looking odd or unusual, while 異形 is a literary word implying a fantastical or grotesque form.
グロテスク
グロテスク is a loanword typically for intentionally distorted or ugly art/design, whereas 異形 covers any fantastical or eerie shape, natural or not.
怪かい異い
怪異 leans toward supernatural or mysterious phenomena in general, while 異形 specifically describes a strange bodily or physical form.

Don't confuse with

異い形けい
異形 read いけい is a neutral technical term for a variant form, while the same kanji read いぎょう means a grotesque or eerie appearance, often used for monsters or strange beings.

Word family

異い類るい異い形ぎょう
strange-looking creatures; spirits and goblins

Written forms

異い形ぎょうUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling.
いぎょうUsage1%

Etymology

Compound of 異 (い, 'different, strange') and 形 (ぎょう, 'shape, form'). The reading ぎょう for 形 is the kan'on reading, commonly used in Sino-Japanese compounds.