# 奇 strange

大 (big) + 可 (possible)
★★☆☆☆
8 strokes
BETA

## Onyomi

KI |

## Mnemonic

| It's possible for a KEY to be over 10 feet big, but it would be a little strange.

## Jukugo

奇妙(きみょう) な | weird ★★☆☆☆ 奇 (strange) + 妙 (odd) = 奇妙 (weird) weird - but more broad than the related term 妙. 奇妙 means unusual and absurd - a street-person wearing a duck as a hat is 奇妙.
好奇心(こうきしん) | curiosity ★☆☆☆☆ 好 (like) + 奇 (strange) + 心 (heart) = 好奇心 (curiosity) curiosity BOOBOO: if you want to say you're curious about a specific thing, you'd use 興味　（きょうみ） instead. 好奇心 usually means "curiosity-in-general": 　you have an inquiring personality, or a gaze of curiosity on your face. You'd never say, "Oh, you play in a band? 好奇心ある！”

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
寄 | get close | CROWN |
奇 | strange | NO CROWN |

You get close to a guy with a CROWN (because you're a gold-digger).

If a guy has NO CROWN he must be strange, so just walk by like your shit don't stink.

## Used In

- 寄

## Synonyms

mysterious, odd 妙な 奇妙な 不思議