異様

See also: 異樣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
異 様
い
Grade: 6
よう
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
異樣 (kyūjitai)

Adjective

異(い)様(よう) • (iyō) -na (adnominal 異(い)様(よう)な (iyō na), adverbial 異(い)様(よう)に (iyō ni))

  1. strange, peculiar, outlandish
    異(い)様(よう)な格(かっ)好(こう)
    iyō na kakkō
    peculiar appearance
    • 1970, chapter 29, in Kunitarō Takahashi, transl., Anbēru Bakumatsu Nihon Zue Ge [Humbert Bakumatsu Japan Illustrations 2] (Shin Ikoku Sōsho; 15)‎, translation of Le Japon illustré by Aimé Humbert, page 11:
      […] 日(に)本(ほん)の方(ほう)々(ぼう)の湾(わん)で採(と)れる亀(かめ)や貽(い)貝(がい)、不(ぶ)格(かっ)好(こう)な蛸(たこ)や異(い)様(よう)な甲(こう)殻(かく)類(るい)などである。
      […] nihon no hōbō no wan de toreru kame ya igai, bukakkō na tako ya iyō na kōkakurui nado de aru.
      There are […] turtles and mussels collected in various of Japan's bays, misshapen octopuses and bizarre crustaceans, and the like.
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