奇怪

きかい
Alternative readings: きっかい
Alternative writings: 奇っ怪
Frequency:
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Strange, eerie, or mysterious in a way that is hard to understand; often with a creepy or uncanny nuance.

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Examples

昨夜、近所で奇怪な声が聞こえたという。

They say a strange/creepy voice was heard in the neighborhood last night.

奇怪な事件が新聞の一面を飾った。

A bizarre/mysterious incident made the front page of the newspaper.

彼の笑い方はどこか奇怪で気味が悪い。

There is something uncanny about the way he laughs; it's creepy.

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