奇 — kanji meaning “strange”
奇
strange, strangeness, curiosity
- Meanings
- strange, strangeness, curiosity
- On'yomi
- キ (ki)
- Kun'yomi
- く.しき、あや.しい、くし、めずら.しい
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1367 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 37
- Chinese reading
- qí, jī — Chinese character page
Words with 奇
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奇跡 | きせき kiseki | miracle; wonder; marvel |
| 奇妙 | きみょう kimyou | strange; odd; peculiar |
| 怪奇 | かいき kaiki | bizarre; strange; weird |
| 奇襲 | きしゅう kishuu | surprise attack |
| 奇数 | きすう kisuu | odd number |
| 奇怪 | きかい kikai | strange; wonderful; weird |
| 奇術 | きじゅつ kijutsu | magic; conjuring; sleight of hand |
| 奇抜 | きばつ kibatsu | (very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric |
| 好奇 | こうき kouki | inquisitiveness |
| 奇形 | きけい kikei | deformity; malformation |
| 奇異 | きい kii | odd; strange; queer |
| 奇病 | きびょう kibyou | strange disease; rare disease |
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