奇

strange

Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingキ

Kun readingく.しき、あや.しい、くし、めずら.しい

Jōyō Grade 8

odd
queer
peculiar

Popular Usage

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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large (大) · St. Bernard (犬) · can · mouth (口) · street (行) · nail · spike

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 133

Compound words

奇妙きみょう

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

奇数きすう

odd number

怪奇かいき

bizarre; strange; weird; mysterious; grotesque

奇異きい

odd; strange; queer; peculiar

奇怪きかい

strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious

奇襲きしゅう

surprise attack

奇術きじゅつ

magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain

奇抜きばつ

(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original

奇病きびょう

strange disease; rare disease

奇跡きせき

miracle; wonder; marvel

好奇心こうきしん

curiosity; inquisitiveness

奇巌きがん

strangely shaped large rock

auspicious (good) omen

Additional Examples

彼は単に好奇心からそれをしただけだ。

He did it simply out of curiosity.tatoeba

彼は好奇心に負けた。

Curiosity got the better of him.tatoeba

彼は好奇心に駆られて質問した。

His curiosity prompted him to ask questions.tatoeba

このように非常に奇妙な形をしている。

Hence, it has a very odd shape.wiki

廃車までこのような奇妙な姿であった。

It was used in such a strange shape until it was scrapped.wiki

快速を待避する普通は奇数番線に停車する。

Local trains taking refuge from rapid trains stop on odd-number platforms.wiki

また鰹木の数は、奇数は陽数・偶数は陰数とされる。

It is also considered that for the number of katsuogi, an odd number is yang and an even number is yin.wiki

奇

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