How to say 'Different' in Japanese | 異

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The Japanese word for Different is 'I', written as 異 in Japanese.'Different' in hiragana is い.

word

異

Meaning

Different

Reading

い

i

Kanji

異Rare, Different

Explanation

The Japanese prefix '異 (い)' means 'different' or 'unusual'. It is commonly used to form compound words that indicate something is different, unusual, or distinct from the norm. For example: different culture「異文化」(いぶんか). unusual phenomenon「異現象」(いげんしょう). This prefix is often used in formal or academic contexts to denote something that stands out or deviates from the standard. It can also imply a sense of otherness or foreignness, as in '異国 (いこく) (foreign country)'.

Part Of Speech

prefix

Kanji JLPT

N1

Kanji Grade

6

Frequency

4554

Composition

kanji

Handwriting