JLPT N3 · な-adjective

奇妙 (kimyou)

奇妙 (きみょう, kimyou) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “strange; odd”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きみょう
Romaji: kimyou
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

これはとても奇妙な手紙です。

This is a very strange letter.

Tatoeba #218566

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 奇妙

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	奇妙だ	きみょうだ kimyouda
Present (polite)	奇妙です	きみょうです kimyoudesu
Negative	奇妙じゃない	きみょうじゃない kimyoujanai
Past	奇妙だった	きみょうだった kimyoudatta
Negative past	奇妙じゃなかった	きみょうじゃなかった kimyoujanakatta
Te-form	奇妙で	きみょうで kimyoude
Before a noun	奇妙な	きみょうな kimyouna
Adverb (~ni)	奇妙に	きみょうに kimyouni

Kanji in 奇妙

奇

strange, strangeness, curiosityキ・く.しき・あや.しい · 8 strokes

妙

exquisite, strange, queerミョウ・ビョウ・たえ · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 奇妙.

妙みょうstrange微妙びみょうsubtle巧妙こうみょうingenious

Source: JMdict entry 1219490 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.