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    3. 変わり種

    変わり種

    変かわ​り​種だね

    something out of the ordinary

    KMT9News #31+1NounDaily LifeKanji Vocab27 strokes

    変り種

    かわりだね

    Noun

    1.
    something out of the ordinary, variant, variety, exception, novelty
    2.
    person with an unusual character or background, unique figure, exceptional type, eccentric, oddball

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    彼かれはクラスの変 わり種 だ。

    He is the oddball of the class.

    KMT7Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    この植しょく物ぶつは、その地ち域いきでは珍めずらしい変 わり種 だ。

    This plant is a rare variety in that region.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    彼かの女じょはいつも面おも白しろい服ふくを着きていて、ファッションの変 わり種 だ。

    She always wears interesting clothes; she's a fashion eccentric.

    KMT9Daily LifeFashion & Beauty
    このレストランのメニューには、伝でん統とう的てきな料りょう理りに一いっ風ぷう変かわった変 わり種 がある。

    This restaurant's menu has some unusual variations on traditional dishes.

    KMT9Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    彼かれの型かた破やぶりな発はっ想そうは、まさにこの業ぎょう界かいの変 わり種 と言いえるだろう。

    His unconventional ideas could truly be called a novelty in this industry.

    KMT10Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    変
    か.わる・か.わり・か.える…(1)
    unusual・change・strange
    Kanji
    種
    たね・-ぐさ…(5)
    species・kind・class・variety・seed
    Kanji
    わ
    wa
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
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