Moto 奇: Strange; Strangeness; CuriosityKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- キ
- Kun'yomi
- く(しき)、あや(しい)、くし、めずら(しい)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 170 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (キ)
- 奇妙きみょうstrange; odd
- 奇跡きせきmiracle; wonder
- 好奇心こうきしんcuriosity; inquisitiveness
- 奇襲きしゅうsurprise attack
- 奇抜きばつnovel; original
- 奇異きいodd; strange
- 伝奇でんきromance (fiction)
- 奇人きじんqueer fellow; odd fellow
- 奇問きもんtricky question
- 奇弁きべんsophistry; sophism
- 奇形きけいdeformity; malformation
- 奇怪きかいstrange; wonderful
- 奇想天外きそうてんがいfantastic; bizarre
- 奇数きすうodd number
- 奇病きびょうstrange disease; rare disease
- 奇術きじゅつmagic; conjuring
- 奇麗きれいpretty; lovely
- 好奇こうきinquisitiveness
- 怪奇かいきbizarre; strange
- 数奇すうきmisfortune; adverse fortune
- 新奇しんきnovel; original
- キンシャサの奇跡キンシャサのきせきRumble in the Jungle; Foreman vs. Ali boxing match, October 30, 1974
- 事実は小説よりも奇なりじじつはしょうせつよりもきなりtruth is stranger than fiction
- 事実は小説より奇なりじじつはしょうせつよりきなりtruth is stranger than fiction
- 事実は小説より奇也じじつはしょうせつよりきなりtruth is stranger than fiction
- 伝奇小説でんきしょうせつromance (fiction)
- 伝奇的でんきてきlegendary
- 偏奇へんきeccentricity
- 偶奇性ぐうきせいparity
- 催奇形性さいきけいせいteratogenicity
- 催奇形物質さいきけいぶっしつteratogen
- 催奇性さいきせいteratogenicity
- 列方行奇偶検査れつほうこうきぐうけんさtransverse parity check
- 口奇麗くちぎれいspeaking elegantly; speaking clearly
- 合縁奇縁あいえんきえんa couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
- 奇きstrange; unconventional
- 奇なるきなるodd; strange
- 奇をてらうきをてらうto make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
- 奇を衒うきをてらうto make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
- 奇乳きにゅうwitch's milk (milk secreted by some neonates)
- 奇体きたいstrange; curious
- 奇偶きぐうodd and even numbers
- 奇偶性きぐうせいparity
- 奇偶検査きぐうけんさparity check
- 奇偶検査ビットきぐうけんさビットparity bit
- 奇兵きへいirregular soldiers; commandos
- 奇兵隊きへいたいkiheitai (irregular militia during the Bakumatsu period)
- 奇利きりunexpected benefit; sudden profit
- 奇功きこうoutstanding achievement; signal achievement
- 奇効きこうremarkable effect
- 奇勝きしょうbeauty spot; place with beautiful scenery
- 奇古きこold and strange
- 奇声きせいstrange voice
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 奇しきくしきstrange; mysterious
- 奇しくもくしくもstrangely; oddly
Other readings
- 傾奇者かぶきものdandy; peacock
- 奇々妙々ききみょうみょうvery odd; very curious
- 奇々怪々ききかいかいvery strange; bizarre
- 奇っ怪きかいstrange; wonderful
- 奇天烈きてれつvery strange; odd
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Kanji that often appear with 奇
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