Usage patterns 奇き 妙みょう な 〈 事こと 〉 a strange event or happening
Strange incidents keep happening in that village.
〈 事こと 〉 を 奇き 妙みょう に 思おも う to find something strange
I thought his behavior was strange.
奇き 妙みょう な 〈 物もの 〉 a strange, odd-looking object
There was a strange object lying under the desk.
Kanji 奇 strange, strangeness, curiosity 妙 exquisite, strange, queer Related words· 11 変 is a casual, blunt way to call something weird or abnormal, while 奇妙 suggests a more curious or mysterious kind of strangeness.
不思議 highlights a sense of wonder or mystery that defies explanation, whereas 奇妙 focuses on the oddness or peculiarity itself.
奇異 is a more formal, literary word for strangeness, while 奇妙 is used more broadly in everyday speech and writing.
おかしい is a common, everyday word that can mean funny or strange depending on context, while 奇妙 specifically points to something odd or unusual.
Show 7 more Show fewer 奇妙 is a more neutral word for something curious or odd, while 奇怪 carries a stronger sense of unease or suspicion.
奇妙 is the common, everyday word for something strange or odd, while 奇 alone is a more literary or formal way to express the same idea.
奇妙 suggests something curious or amusingly odd, while 異様 leans toward an unsettling, abnormal feel.
奇妙 is a stronger, more explicitly bizarre or peculiar term, whereas 妙 can be milder and even carry a positive nuance.
奇妙 means simply 'odd' or 'peculiar', whereas 怪奇 carries a stronger eerie or supernatural undertone.
奇妙 stresses an eerie or mysterious kind of strangeness, whereas おかしな can also simply mean funny or improper depending on context.
奇妙 is a more literary/formal word for something bizarre or mysterious, whereas 変わった is everyday and can describe mildly quirky things too.
Don't confuse with 奇怪 shares the kanji 奇 with 奇妙 but carries a stronger, more sinister or eerie nuance than the merely curious oddness of 奇妙 .
奇妙 describes something strange or mysterious in a puzzling way, while 奇抜 describes something deliberately unconventional or eye-catching, often in design or style.
Written forms 奇き 妙みょう Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
きみょう Usage 1%
Etymology Composed of 奇 (ki, 'strange, unusual') and 妙 (myō, 'exquisite, strange'). The combination has been used since classical Chinese to mean 'marvelously strange' or 'peculiar'.
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