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    3. 奇怪

    奇怪

    奇き怪かい

    strange

    KMT10News #38+1Ref L2Noun, AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab16 strokes

    奇っ怪

    きかいきっかい

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    strange, wonderful, weird, outrageous, mysterious

    Stroke 0 / 16

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    その音おとはとても奇き怪かいだった。

    That sound was very strange.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology
    彼かれはいつも奇き怪かいな行こう動どうをとる。

    He always behaves strangely.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    深しん夜や、森もりの奥おくから聞きこえる奇き怪かいな声こえに、私わたしたちは身み震ぶるいした。

    We shivered at the strange voice echoing from deep within the forest late at night.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyNature & Environment
    彼かれの奇き怪かいな笑え顔がおは、私わたしに不ふ安あんを感かんじさせた。

    His strange smile made me feel uneasy.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    その古ふるい屋や敷しきには、奇き怪かいな噂うわさがつきまとっている。

    Strange rumors cling to that old mansion.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyLiterature

    Kanji that make up this word

    奇
    く.しき・あや.しい・くし・めずら.しい…(1)
    strange・strangeness・curiosity
    怪
    あや.しい・あや.しむ…(2)
    suspicious・mystery・apparition
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