Japanese symbol for “bizarre”
怪奇
かいき
Romaji: kaiki
bizarre; strange; weird; mysterious
In Japanese, bizarre is 怪奇, read かいき (kaiki).
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
- adj-na, n bizarre; strange; weird; mysterious
- adj-na, n grotesque
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bizarre”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 異様 | いよう iyou | strange; odd; peculiar |
| 奇抜 | きばつ kibatsu | (very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric |
| 奇想天外 | きそうてんがい kisoutengai | fantastic; bizarre; incredible |
| グロテスク | グロテスク gurotesuku | grotesque; bizarre; weird |
| ビザール | ビザール bizaaru | bizarre |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 怪しい | あやしい ayashii | suspicious; dubious; questionable |
| 妖怪 | ようかい youkai | ghost; apparition; phantom |
| 怪獣 | かいじゅう kaijuu | monster |
| 怪物 | かいぶつ kaibutsu | monster |
| 怪談 | かいだん kaidan | ghost story; tale of the supernatural |
| 奇跡 | きせき kiseki | miracle; wonder; marvel |
| 奇妙 | きみょう kimyou | strange; odd; peculiar |
| 奇襲 | きしゅう kishuu | surprise attack |
See also: Chinese symbol for “bizarre”.
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.