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奇 く.しき、あや.しい、くし、めずら.しい 奇妙(きみょう): strange; queer; curious奇麗(きれい): (1) pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair (2) clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat (3) completely; entirely奇数(きすう): odd number S 大: large; big可: can; passable; mustn't; should not; do not 大 3 (none) strange Imagine a ST. BERNARD DOG carrying a CAN instead of a barrel in rescue missions. How strange!

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キ strange, strangeness, curiousity 1 1367 8 37 だい・おおきい 会意 Compound Ideographic I find it strange that so many people commit suicide in Tokyo by throwing themselves in front of the train. To me when I look at this kanji, I see a train just about to come out of a tunnel, and above the man waiting for his oppourtunity where he can end it all. 133

Kanji	奇
Onyomi	キ
Kunyomi	く.しき、あや.しい、くし、めずら.しい
English	strange, strangeness, curiousity
Examples	奇妙(きみょう): strange; queer; curious 奇麗(きれい): (1) pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair (2) clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat (3) completely; entirely 奇数(きすう): odd number
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1367
Components	大: large; big 可: can; passable; mustn't; should not; do not
Number of Strokes	8
Kanji Radical	大
Radical Number	37
Radical Strokes	3
Radical Reading	だい・おおきい
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	strange
Koohii Story 1	I find it strange that so many people commit suicide in Tokyo by throwing themselves in front of the train. To me when I look at this kanji, I see a train just about to come out of a tunnel, and above the man waiting for his oppourtunity where he can end it all.
Koohii Story 2	Imagine a ST. BERNARD DOG carrying a CAN instead of a barrel in rescue missions. How strange!
RTK Index (new)	133

I Strange 奇 キ く.しき、あや.しい、くし、めずら.しい Strangeness Curiousity 奇妙(きみょう

I Strange 奇キく.しき、あや.しい、くし、めずら.しい Strangeness Curiousity 奇妙(きみょう