Japanese symbol for “oddity”

一風

いっぷう

Romaji: ippuu

oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity

In Japanese, oddity is 一風, read いっぷう (ippuu).

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Meanings

adv, n oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity

Kanji and stroke order

一

one, one radical (no.1)

on: イチ、イツ
kun: ひと-、ひと.つ

1 strokes · JLPT 4

風

wind, air, style

on: フウ、フ
kun: かぜ、かざ-

9 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
一緒	いっしょ issho	(doing) together
一番	いちばん ichiban	number one; first; first place
一つ	ひとつ hitotsu	one
一般	いっぱん ippan	general; universal
一部	いちぶ ichibu	one part; one portion; one section
一方	いっぽう ippou	one (esp. of two); the other; one way
台風	たいふう taifuu	typhoon; hurricane
風景	ふうけい fuukei	scenery; scene; landscape

See also: Chinese symbol for “oddity”.

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