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エキゾチック (ekizochikku) Japanese meaning: exotic | Kotomora

エキゾチック

also: エキゾティック

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Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

Describes something foreign, unusual, or strikingly different in an appealing way. Often used for atmosphere, appearance, or cultural elements.

このレストランはエキゾチックな雰ふん囲い気きだ。

This restaurant has an exotic atmosphere.

彼かの女じょはエキゾチックな顔かお立だちをしている。

She has exotic features.

Usage patterns

エキゾチックな雰ふん囲い気きan exotic atmosphere
その店みせはエキゾチックな雰ふん囲い気きが漂ただよっていた。
The shop had an exotic atmosphere about it.
エキゾチックな顔かお立だちexotic features/looks
彼かの女じょはエキゾチックな顔かお立だちをしている。
She has exotic features.
エキゾチックな衣い装しょうan exotic costume
ダンサーたちはエキゾチックな衣い装しょうを着きて踊おどった。
The dancers performed wearing exotic costumes.

Related words

異い国こく情じょう緒ちょ
異国情緒 is a formal noun for the 'exotic mood' itself, while エキゾチック is the loanword na-adjective used to describe things that have that mood.
神しん秘ぴ的てき
神秘的 emphasizes a mysterious, otherworldly quality, whereas エキゾチック focuses on foreignness or cultural difference.

Opposites

平へい凡ぼんN2
平凡 describes something ordinary or unremarkable, the opposite of the striking foreignness implied by エキゾチック.

Don't confuse with

ロマンチックN1
Both are loanword na-adjectives ending in 'チック', but ロマンチック means 'romantic' while エキゾチック means 'exotic/foreign-feeling'.
エキサイト
エキゾチック means 'exotic' and only shares the initial エキ sound with エキサイト, which means to get excited—learners sometimes mix up the two loanwords.
エスニック
エスニック describes something tied to a specific ethnic culture (e.g. food, patterns), while エキゾチック means 'exotic' in a broader sense of foreign or unusual charm, without necessarily referencing a particular ethnicity.

Word family

エキゾチックアニマル
exotic animal

Written forms

エキゾチックUsage90%
Most common katakana spelling; high priority.
エキゾティックUsage10%
Alternate katakana spelling reflecting the English 'exotic' more closely; less common.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'exotic'.