異 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「田」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「田」
- On
- イい · i
- Kun
- こと(なる)koto(naru)
- Meaning
- different; unusual
Stroke order
Origin
A person raising a mask over the face in both hands; looking unlike usual — hence "different, unusual."
Readings and examples
| Onイいi | 異論いろん異同いどう奇異きい |
|---|---|
| Kunことkoto | 異にすることにする異なることなる |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 異国いこく
foreign land
- 異常いじょう
abnormal; unusual
- 驚異きょうい
Example
今年は異常な暑さだ。
This year the heat is unusual.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)