Illustration: On a quiet commuter train, a neatly dressed adult sits reading a paperback with a kitchen colander perched on their head like a hat. Their briefcase, polished shoes, and composed posture are entirely conventional.

JLPT N4na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

変へん

hen

strange, odd

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは変へんな夢ゆめを見みた。

    He had a strange dream.

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  2. 変へんな感かんじがします。

    I feel strange about it.

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  3. 変へんですね。

    That’s strange.

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Kanji in 変

  • 変unusual; changeOnヘンKunかわる・かわり・かえる

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