JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 奇: "strange, strangeness, curiosity"
The kanji 奇 means "strange, strangeness, curiosity". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キ in on'yomi and く.しき, あや.しい, くし, めずら.しい in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
く.しきあや.しいくしめずら.しい
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | strange, strangeness, curiosity |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1367 of 2,501 |
Common words with 奇
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 奇妙strange; odd; peculiar; queer
- 奇跡miracle; wonder; marvel
- 好奇心curiosity; inquisitiveness
- 奇襲surprise attack
- 奇怪strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous
- 奇遇unexpected meeting; coincidence
- 奇跡的miraculous
- 奇声strange voice
- 好奇inquisitiveness
- 奇異odd; strange; queer; peculiar
- 奇strange; unconventional; eccentric; novel · odd; odd number
- 奇抜(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel
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