Chinese

Noun

奇人

1. (literary) an extraordinary man
2. (literary) an odd man; an eccentric

Japanese

Etymology

Likely from Middle Chinese compound 奇人 ‎(*ghyɛ *njin). Compare modern Chinese 奇人 ‎(qírén).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• きじん (Heiban)^[1]
• IPA^(key): [kid͡ʑĩɴ]

Alternative forms

• 畸人

Noun

奇人 ‎(hiragana きじん, romaji kijin)

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

Synonyms

• 変人 (へんじん, ​henjin)
• 変わり者 (かわりもの, ​kawarimono)

See also

• 奇人 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

• 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan