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Japanese symbol for “atypical”

Romaji: hensokuteki
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic

In Japanese, atypical is , read (hensokuteki).

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Meanings

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

Kanji and stroke order

unusual, change, strange
on: ヘン
kun: か.わる、か.わり、か.える
9 strokes · JLPT 2
rule, law, follow
on: ソク
kun: のっと.る、のり、すなわち
9 strokes · JLPT 2
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “atypical”

WordReadingMeaning
ひていけい hiteikeiatypical

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
たいへん taihenvery; greatly; terribly
へんこう henkouchange; modification; alteration
へんか henkachange; variation; alteration
かわる kawaruto change; to be transformed; to be altered
へんどう hendouchange; fluctuation
へんしん henshinmetamorphosis; disguise; transformation
きそく kisokurule; regulation
げんそく gensokuprinciple; general rule
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “atypical”.

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.