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How to say 'Strange' in Japanese | 可笑しな

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The Japanese word for Strange is 'Okashina', written as 可笑しな in Japanese.'Strange' in hiragana is おかしな.

    word

    可笑しな

    Meaning

    Strange

    Reading

    おかしな

    okashina

    Kanji

    可Possible 笑Laugh

    Explanation

    The Japanese determiner '可笑しな (おかしな)' means 'strange' or 'odd'. It is used to describe something that is unusual, peculiar, or out of the ordinary. This word often carries a slightly humorous or lighthearted nuance, depending on the context. For example: That's a strange story「それは可笑しな話だ」(それはおかしなはなしだ). He has a strange habit「彼は可笑しな癖がある」(かれはおかしなくせがある). Note that '可笑しな' is typically used before a noun to describe its quality, as in '可笑しな人 (おかしなひと) (strange person)'.

    Part Of Speech

    determiner

    Kanji JLPT

    Unknown

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    6509

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 可笑しな

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    可

    Meaning

    Possible

  • kanji

    笑

    Meaning

    Laugh

Hiragana in the Word 可笑しな

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    し

    Reading

    Shi

  • hiragana

    な

    Reading

    Na

Words Related to 可笑しな Through the Kanji 可

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 可 as well.

  • word

    可能

    Meaning

    Possible

  • word

    可成

    Meaning

    Quite

  • word

    可愛い

    Meaning

    Cute

  • word

    可笑しい

    Meaning

    Strange, Funny

  • word

    成る可く

    Meaning

    As much as possible

  • word

    可哀想

    Meaning

    Pitiful

  • word

    不可欠

    Meaning

    Essential

  • word

    可愛らしい

    Meaning

    Adorable

  • word

    可愛がる

    Meaning

    Dote

  • word

    許可

    Meaning

    Permission

  • word

    不可能

    Meaning

    Impossible

  • word

    可

    Meaning

    Possible

  • word

    認可

    Meaning

    Approval

Words Related to 可笑しな Through the Kanji 笑

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 笑 as well.

  • word

    笑う

    Meaning

    Laugh

  • word

    可笑しい

    Meaning

    Strange, Funny

  • word

    笑い

    Meaning

    Laughter

  • word

    笑顔

    Meaning

    Smile

  • word

    微笑む

    Meaning

    Smile

  • word

    笑み

    Meaning

    Smile

  • word

    苦笑

    Meaning

    Wry smile

  • word

    微笑

    Meaning

    Smile

  • word

    笑い声

    Meaning

    Laughter

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What does 'Okashina' (可笑しな) mean?

'Okashina' means 'Strange' .

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