“Eccentric” in Japanese
Short answer
Eccentric in Japanese is “変わり者” (kawarimono). Full meaning: eccentric, oddball, character, weirdo.
Other ways to say “Eccentric” in Japanese
奇矯
kikyou eccentric
変人
henjin eccentric, crank, oddball
奇骨
kikotsu eccentric
ききょう
kikyou eccentric
一種異様
isshuiyou eccentric, queer, unconventional, peculiar, bizarre, strange, odd
エキセントリック
ekisentorikku eccentric
奇抜
kibatsu (very) unusual, unconventional, eccentric, novel, original, striking, bizarre, wild
一風変わった
ippuukawatta eccentric, queer, unconventional, peculiar, original
旋毛曲がり
tsumujimagari perversity, cantankerous, eccentric
左巻き
hidarimaki counterclockwise, anti-clockwise; eccentric, abnormal
振るった
furutta different, eccentric, original, striking, extraordinary
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