also: きっかいせんばん
very strange; bizarre; monstrous; outrageous
A yojijukugo emphasizing extreme strangeness or absurdity; often used for situations, behavior, or appearances that are shockingly odd.
His excuse was utterly bizarre, and no one believed it.
その事件の真相は奇怪千万なものだった。
The truth behind the incident was monstrously strange.
奇怪 means 'strange' or 'mysterious'; 奇怪千万 is a stronger, more emphatic yojijukugo form.
奇妙 is a common word for 'strange' or 'curious'; 奇怪千万 is more intense and less everyday.
Standard kanji form; the reading きかいせんばん is the most common.
Alternate reading with gemination; less common but still encountered.
A yojijukugo combining 奇怪 (strange) and 千万 (extremely, myriad). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase intensifies the sense of strangeness.