Kumi logo
    Kumi

    Learn Japanese. Where understanding folds into fluency.

    Dictionary

    KanjiKanji vocabularyKana vocabularyKanaRadicalsGrammarJLPT N5

    Learn

    GuidesStart where you areWhat is KMT?RoadmapFAQ

    Connect

    EmailDiscordInstagramThreadsTikTokYouTubeLinkedInBlueskyX

    Newsletter

    Start learning free →

    Free forever tier. No card required.

    © 2026 Kumiai Inc. All rights reserved.

    AboutFAQContactStatusPrivacyTermsAttributions
    Dictionary
    1. Dictionary
    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 変人

    変人

    変へん人じん

    eccentric

    KMT10News #38+1Ref L2NounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab11 strokes

    偏人

    へんじん

    Noun

    1.
    eccentric, crank, oddball

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは少すこし変へん人じんだが、悪わるい人ひとではない。

    He's a bit of an eccentric, but not a bad person.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれの奇き抜ばつなアイデアは、周まわりから変へん人じん扱あつかいされることもあった。

    His unconventional ideas sometimes led to him being treated as an eccentric by those around him.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    歴れき史し上じょうの偉い人じんの中なかには、常じょう識しきにとらわれない変へん人じんが多おおかったと言いわれている。

    It is said that many great figures in history were eccentrics who were not bound by common sense.

    KMT10HistoryEmotions & Psychology
    彼かの女じょは自じ分ぶんのペースを崩くずさない、ちょっとした変へん人じんだ。

    She's a bit of an eccentric who doesn't break her own pace.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    芸げい術じゅつ家かや科か学がく者しゃには、時ときに変へん人じんと呼いわばれるようなユニークな人じん物ぶつが多おおい。

    Many artists and scientists are unique individuals who are sometimes called eccentrics.

    KMT10Art & DesignScience & MathEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    変
    か.わる・か.わり・か.える…(1)
    unusual・change・strange
    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
    Kumi logo

    Track your mastery

    Kumi's KMT system tracks your mastery across kanji, vocabulary, grammar, and reading. Create a free account to use it on 220,000+ concepts.

    Related concepts for this entry

    Used in vocabulary

    • 変
    • 人

    Explore more

    Kanji Vocab dictionary›Browse all entries›