奇人

Chinese

 
strange; odd; weird
strange; odd; weird; wonderful; odd (Num)
man; person; people
simp. and trad.
(奇人)

Pronunciation


Noun

奇人

  1. (literary) rare talent
  2. (literary) eccentric individual; strange person; odd man

Synonyms

  • (rare talent): 奇才 (qícái)
  • (eccentric individual): 怪人 (guàirén)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
じん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative forms

  • 畸人

Etymology

Likely from Middle Chinese compound 奇人 (MC gje nyin). Compare modern Chinese 奇人 (qírén).

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) じん [kìjíń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [kʲiʑĩɴ]

    Noun

    ()(じん) • (kijin) 

    1. an eccentric, a strange or unusual person, someone who is quite a character

    Synonyms

    See also

    References

    1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    • 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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