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異

uncommon
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingイ
Kun readingこと、こと.なる、け
JōyōGrade 6
  1. to differ
  2. to be different
  3. to disagree
  4. to vary
  5. to diverge

Popular Usage

異常異なる異議異見異性異動異論驚異

Radicals and components

Radical田fieldComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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rice field (田) · brains · strung together · salad · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1936

Compound words

異常いじょう
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
異なることなる
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
異議いぎ
objection; dissent; protest
異性いせい
the opposite sex; isomerism
異動いどう
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
異論いろん
different opinion; objection
驚異きょうい
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
異国いこく
foreign country
異質いしつ
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
異状いじょう
something wrong; something unusual; abnormality; disorder; trouble
異色いしょく
unique; distinctive; novel; singular; unusual
異端いたん
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
異物いぶつ
foreign substance; foreign body; foreign contamination; foreign material; strange object
異変いへん
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse)
異名いみょう
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
異様いよう
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre
異例いれい
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
奇異きい
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
差異さい
difference; disparity; gap
特異とくい
unique; peculiar; singular
異文いぶん
variant (in a manuscript or book); part of a text that differs from other versions
異人いじん
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
異口同音いくどうおん
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
人事異動じんじいどう
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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