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[へん()]
hen
na adjective, noun, noun, used as a prefix

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[へん()]
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English Meaning(s) for 変

na adjective, noun
  1. strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; queer; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy
  2. unexpected
  3. change
  4. incident; disturbance; disaster; accident
noun, used as a prefix
  1. flat

Definition and Synonyms for 変

Funny not as expected
Synonyms: うろん, いかがわしい, 不審, , , 怪しい, 怪しげ, 生臭い, 疑わしい, 胡散臭い, きな臭い, 訝しい
Off-The-Wall conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
Synonyms: けったい, エキセントリック, 一風変わった, , , 奇奇怪怪, 奇怪, 奇怪千万, 奇抜, 奇異, 奇矯, , 怪奇, 珍妙, 異常, 突飛, 風変わり
Odd not easily explained
Synonyms: けったい, へんてこ, へんちくりん, へんてこりん, , , 奇妙, 奇態, 奇異, 奇矯, , 妙ちきりん, 妙ちくりん, 希代, , , 異常, 異様, 突飛
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
Curious beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
Synonyms: おかしい, おかしな, けったい, へんてこ, へんちくりん, へんてこりん, , 変わる, 変わった, 奇妙, 奇態, 奇異, 奇矯, , 妙ちきりん, 妙ちくりん, 異様, 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
Uncanny surpassing the ordinary or normal
Synonyms: ,
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 変

» unusual; change; strange

Stroke Order Diagrams for 変

Sample Sentences for 変

My explanation may sound strange.
The story may sound strange, but it is true.
We expected Takahashi to get drunk and say some weird stuff, but he ended up not drinking too much, so it wasn't interesting.
I think it's strange that he didn't speak to you.
Last night I had a weird dream.

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