異 Kanji – uncommon
The Japanese kanji 異 can mean uncommon, different, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual.
Meaning and Readings
How is 異 read?
異 has the onyomi reading イ and the kunyomi readings こと, ことなる, け.
In romaji, these readings can be written as i, koto, kotonaru, ke.
Common Japanese Words Using 異
These common Japanese words contain 異. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- によって異なる（によってことなる） — to differ depending on ...
- 異なる（ことなる） — to differ, to be different, to disagree, to vary, to diverge
- 異議（いぎ） — objection, dissent, protest
- 異口同音（いくどうおん） — (saying) with one voice, unanimously, in chorus, in unison, as one
- 異国（いこく） — foreign country
- 異質（いしつ） — different (quality, nature), heterogeneous
- 異常（いじょう） — abnormal, unusual, extraordinary, remarkable, uncommon
- 異状（いじょう） — something wrong, something unusual, abnormality, disorder, trouble, change
- 異色（いしょく） — unique, distinctive, novel, singular, unusual, special
- 異性（いせい） — the opposite sex