風ふう変がわり

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

na-adjective, noun

strange; odd; unusual; eccentric

Describes something or someone that deviates from the norm in a noticeable, often quirky way. Can be used for people, behavior, appearance, or ideas.

彼かれは風ふう変がわりな帽ぼう子しをかぶっている。
He is wearing an unusual hat.
その店みせには風ふう変がわりな商しょう品ひんがたくさんある。
That shop has many peculiar items.

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Kanji

風wind, air, style
変unusual, change, strange

Related words

一いっ風ぷうN1
風変わり can stand alone as a な-adjective meaning 'strange, eccentric', whereas 一風 is a noun that almost always needs 変わった to carry the same meaning.
奇き抜ばつ
風変わり often carries a mildly negative 'odd/eccentric' nuance, whereas 奇抜 can be praised as creative or original as well as strange.

Built from

風ふう+変かわる

Written forms

風ふう変がわりUsage73%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
風ふう変がわりUsage27%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not recommended for active use.

Etymology

Compound of 風 (ふう, 'style, manner') and 変わり (かわり, 'change, difference'), literally 'different in style'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since the Edo period to describe unconventional or eccentric things.