Japanese symbol for “anomalous”

変則的

へんそくてき

Romaji: hensokuteki

irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic

In Japanese, anomalous is 変則的, read へんそくてき (hensokuteki).

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Meanings

adj-na irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal

Kanji and stroke order

変

unusual, change, strange

on: ヘン
kun: か.わる、か.わり、か.える

9 strokes · JLPT 2

則

rule, law, follow

on: ソク
kun: のっと.る、のり、すなわち

9 strokes · JLPT 2

的

bull's eye, mark, target

on: テキ
kun: まと

8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
大変	たいへん taihen	very; greatly; terribly
変更	へんこう henkou	change; modification; alteration
変化	へんか henka	change; variation; alteration
変わる	かわる kawaru	to change; to be transformed; to be altered
変動	へんどう hendou	change; fluctuation
変身	へんしん henshin	metamorphosis; disguise; transformation
規則	きそく kisoku	rule; regulation
原則	げんそく gensoku	principle; general rule
目的	もくてき mokuteki	purpose; goal; aim

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.