How to say peculiar in Japanese

JLPTN4
変☆【へんhen】變old Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; queer; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy
  • unexpected
  • change
  • incident; disturbance; disaster; accident

prefix noun:

Example Sentences

彼kareはha振る舞いfurumaiがgaとてもtotemo変わっているkawatteiru。
He is very peculiar in his behavior.
彼のkareno話し方hanashikataにniユーモアYUUMOAがgaあるaruのnoはha、彼kare特有のtokuyuunoなまりnamariからkara来ているkiteiru。
The humor of his speech is derived from his peculiar local accent.
日本nipponにniしshiかkaないnai植物shokubutsuのno名naをwo幾つかikutsuka挙げられますageraremasuかka。
Can you name any plants peculiar to Japan?
食事時shokujijiにni日本nipponにni特有なのtokuyuunanoはha、人々hitobitoがga茶碗chawanからkaraご飯gohanをwo食べるtaberuことkotoであるdearu。
What is peculiar to Japan at mealtimes is that people eat rice out of little bowls.
言語gengoはha人間ningenにni特有のtokuyuunoものであるmonodearu。
Language is peculiar to man.

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