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Kanji 奇: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 奇: strange, strangeness, curiosity

Key takeaways

Kanji 奇: strange, strangeness, curiosity. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

strangestrangenesscuriosity

On reading

Kun reading

く.しきあや.しいくしめずら.しい

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 奇

strange, strangeness, curiosity

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

大 + 可

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

It is strange and unusual that such a big (大) thing is even possible (可). Imagine a mysterious or curious situation where something huge happens against all common sense.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

  • 奇数きすう

    odd number

  • 奇麗きれい

    beautiful / clean / neat

  • 奇妙きみょう

    strange / unusual / odd

Commonly used words

  • 奇数
    きすう

    odd number

  • 奇麗
    きれい

    beautiful / clean / neat

  • 奇妙
    きみょう

    strange / unusual / odd

Example sentences

Example 1

数は2で割り切れません。

Translation

Odd numbers cannot be divided evenly by 2.

Example 2

数のページを開いてください。

Translation

Please open to an odd-numbered page.

Example 3

この庭はとても麗です。

Translation

This garden is very beautiful.

Example 4

部屋を麗に掃除しました。

Translation

I cleaned the room neatly.

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