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変則 (へんそく, hensoku) Japanese meaning: irregularity | Kotomora
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ことし
の
大たい
会かい
は
変へん
則そく
日にっ
程てい
で
行おこな
わ
れる
。
This year's tournament will be held on an irregular schedule.
The rules are quite irregular, but they are not difficult once you get used to them.
There are several irregularities in this conjugation.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 変へん 則そく になる for something to become irregular
Due to heavy snow, the train schedule became irregular.
変へん 則そく 的てき な 〈 物もの 〉 an irregular ~
This company has been running on irregular working hours.
変へん 則そく の 〈 事こと 〉 を 採さい 用よう する to adopt an irregular ~ (rule, format, etc.)
They decided to adopt an irregular rule for the tournament.
Kanji 変 unusual, change, strange Related words 不規則 broadly describes a lack of regularity in timing, rhythm, or habits, while 変則 more specifically means deviating from a standard rule or arrangement.
例外 names a specific case treated outside a rule, whereas 変則 describes the irregular nature or arrangement itself.
異常 suggests something abnormal, possibly a problem or malfunction, while 変則 is milder and usually just means nonstandard.
Word family irregular; atypical; anomalous
irregular work hours; shift work
trajectory-shifting; variable trajectory
Written forms 変へん 則そく Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling for this Sino-Japanese noun and adjectival form.
へんそく Usage 1%
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 変, associated with change or unusualness, and 則, associated with rules or principles. The spelling transparently points to deviation from a normal rule or pattern.
