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[かい()·()]
kaii
noun, na adjective

English Meaning(s) for 怪異

noun, na adjective
  1. mystery; curiosity; strangeness; monstrosity
noun
  1. ghost; monster; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; goblin

Definition and Synonyms for 怪異

Monstrosity a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
Synonyms: モンスター, お化け, 化け物, 変種, 変わり種, 奇形, 怪異, 異類異形
Monster an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
Synonyms: モンスター, お化け, 化け物, 化身, 妖怪, 妖異, 妖魔, 巨獣, 幽鬼, 怪物, 怪獣, 怪異, , , 魑魅, 魔物
Mysterious having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence
Synonyms: けったい, ミステリアス, 不可思議, 不思議, 奇奇怪怪, 奇怪, 妖しい, 幻妖, 幻怪, 怪しい, 怪奇, 怪異, 神妙, 神秘, 神秘的, 霊妙, 面妖
Unusual being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected
Synonyms: おかしい, けったい, へんてこ, へんてこりん, 一種異様, 不可思議, 不思議, , 変わる, 変わった, , 奇奇怪怪, 奇妙, 奇怪, 奇態, 奇矯, 妖しい, , 妙ちきりん, 怪しい, 怪しげ, 怪奇, 怪異, 新奇, 物珍しい, 特別, 珍奇, 珍妙, 異常, 異様, 突飛, 面妖, 風変わり
Eldritch suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
Synonyms: けったい, 不気味, , 奇奇怪怪, 奇怪, 底気味悪い, 怪奇, 怪異, 気味悪い, 薄気味悪い
Grotesquery ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
Synonyms: 怪異
Strangeness the quality of being alien or not native
Synonyms: 怪異, 異常
Mysterious beyond ordinary understanding
Synonyms: けったい, ミステリアス, 不可思議, 不思議, 奇奇怪怪, 奇怪, 妖しい, 幻妖, 幻怪, 怪しい, 怪奇, 怪異, 神妙, 神秘, 神秘的, 霊妙, 面妖
Unusual slightly odd or even a bit weird
Synonyms: おかしい, けったい, へんてこ, へんてこりん, 一種異様, 不可思議, 不思議, , 変わる, 変わった, , 奇奇怪怪, 奇妙, 奇怪, 奇態, 奇矯, 妖しい, , 妙ちきりん, 怪しい, 怪しげ, 怪奇, 怪異, 新奇, 物珍しい, 特別, 珍奇, 珍妙, 異常, 異様, 突飛, 面妖, 風変わり

Meanings for each kanji in 怪異

» suspicious; mystery; apparition
» uncommon; queerness; strangeness; wonderful; curious; unusual

Categories 怪異 is a member of

Ugliness qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses
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Quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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Mutation an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
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Imaginary Creature a creature of the imagination
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