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Kanji Detail for 奇 - "strange, excellent, mysterious"
奇
- Meaning
奇 means "strange, excellent, mysterious."
Strange - Unusual; not ordinary; different.
Excellent - Outstanding; exceptional.
Mysterious - Wondrous; puzzling.
Miraculously - Wonderfully; by some miracle.
Unexpected - Unforeseen; surprising.
Odd - Not divisible by two; odd numbers.
Unfortunate - Unlucky; ill-fated.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
strange; strangeness; curiosity
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
strange, unusual, uncanny, occult
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
odd (number)
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
strange, unusual, odd; uncanny, occult
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Strange. Rare and seldom seen. | Odd numbers are called 奇. Such as 1, 3, 5, 7, 9. Even numbers are called 偶. | In old times, frequently encountering misfortune was called 數奇. Han general Li Guang had bad luck. Expression from (Records of the Grand Historian). Meaning his encounters were mostly unfortunate. | Remainder. Such as giving the large number and omitting the small remainder as "several thousand, several hundred, with a remainder." This is that meaning.
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Sentences including 奇
His story is strange , but it's believable.
What a queer story !
This is a very strange letter.
She did so out of curiosity.
ゆうべ奇妙なことがあった。
A strange thing happened last night.
It may sound strange , but it is true.
His success was nothing short of a miracle.
She gave a narrative of her strange experience.
There was something strange about her.
They saw a strange animal there.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
私は単に好奇心のために、並んで浜辺を下りて行く二人の後姿を見守っていた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
もし私の好奇心が幾分でも先生の心に向かって、研究的に働き掛けたなら、二人の間を繋ぐ同情の糸は、何の容赦もなくその時ふつりと切れてしまったろう。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
広い都を根拠地として考えている私は、父や母から見ると、まるで足を空に向けて歩く奇体な人間に異ならなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
移った私にも、移らない初めからそういう好奇心がすでに動いていたのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
他を疑り始めた私の胸には、この発見が少し奇異なくらいに響いたのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
下人は、六分の恐怖と四分の好奇心とに動かされて、暫時は呼吸をするのさえ忘れていた。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
移った私にも、移らない初めからそういう好奇心がすでに動いていたのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
他を疑り始めた私の胸には、この発見が少し奇異なくらいに響いたのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha