斬ざん新しん奇き抜ばつ

Meanings

Describes ideas, designs, or approaches that are strikingly original and break from convention. Often used in creative, artistic, or technological contexts.

彼かれの斬ざん新しん奇き抜ばつな発はっ想そうに皆みんなが驚おどろいた。
Everyone was surprised by his novel and unconventional idea.
この建けん築ちくは斬ざん新しん奇き抜ばつなデザインで注ちゅう目もくを集あつめている。
This building is attracting attention for its cutting-edge design.

Kanji

斬beheading, kill, murder
新new
奇strange, strangeness, curiosity
抜slip out, extract, pull out
嶄steep or high mountain

Related words

独どく創そう的てき
独創的 emphasizes originality and creativity, while 斬新奇抜 stresses being strikingly new and unconventional, often with a sense of bold departure from the norm.
画かっ期き的てき
画期的 means epoch-making or groundbreaking, focusing on historical significance; 斬新奇抜 is more about the freshness and unconventionality of the idea itself.

Built from

斬ざん新しん+奇き抜ばつ

Written forms

斬ざん新しん奇き抜ばつ
Standard modern spelling for this yojijukugo.
嶄ざん新しん奇き抜ばつ
out-dated kanji form
Contains the outdated kanji 嶄; rarely used in modern writing.

Etymology

A yojijukugo combining 斬新 (novel, innovative) and 奇抜 (eccentric, unconventional). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound reinforces the sense of striking originality.