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Japanese symbol for “abnormal”

Romaji: ijou
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable

In Japanese, abnormal is , read (ijou).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-na, n abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon

Kanji and stroke order

uncommon, different, queerness
on: イ
kun: こと、こと.なる、け
11 strokes · JLPT 2
usual, ordinary, normal
on: ジョウ
kun: つね、とこ-
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “abnormal”

WordReadingMeaning
ふじゅん fujunirregular; unseasonable; changeable
はかく hakakuextraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented
びょうてき byoutekipathological; morbid; unhealthy
アブノーマル abunoomaruabnormal
かわった kawattaunusual; abnormal; strange

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いせい iseithe opposite sex
とくい tokuiunique; peculiar; singular
いどう idou(personnel) change; transfer; relocation
ことなる kotonaruto differ; to be different; to disagree
いたん itanheresy; nonconformism; heathenism
ひじょう hijouemergency
つうじょう tsuujouusual; ordinary; normal
つねに tsunenialways; constantly; at all times

See also: Chinese symbol for “abnormal”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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