Meaning of 風変わり in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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風変わり, 風変り, 風がわり
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Kana Readingふうがわり
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Romajifūgawari
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- strange; eccentric
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Example Sentences
風変わり, 風変り, 風がわり, ふうがわり used in context
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He seems like he's got a few screws loose.
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Nobody can help laughing at his eccentric behavior.
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私が肉を食べようとしないことは不都合が生じ、私は自分の風変わりのためにたびたび叱られた。
My refusing to eat meat occasioned an inconvenience, and I was frequently chided for my singularity.
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その地域には風変わりな風習が今もなお続いている、とその人類学者は言う。
The anthropologist says odd customs do persist in the region.
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There seems to be something peculiar about the boy.
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