“Something out of the ordinary” in Japanese
Short answer
Something out of the ordinary in Japanese is “変わり種” (kawaridane). Full meaning: something out of the ordinary, variant, variety, exception, novelty; person with an unusual character or background, unique figure, exceptional type, eccentric, oddball.
Other ways to say “Something out of the ordinary” in Japanese
変哲
hentetsu something unusual, something odd, something out of the ordinary
変り種
kawaridane something out of the ordinary, variant, variety, exception, novelty; person with an unusual character or background, unique figure, exceptional type, eccentric, oddball
変わりダネ
kawaridane something out of the ordinary, variant, variety, exception, novelty; person with an unusual character or background, unique figure, exceptional type, eccentric, oddball
何のこと
nannokoto what, what sort of thing; something out of the ordinary, something unusual; what the heck, holy cow!
ヘンテツ
hentetsu something unusual, something odd, something out of the ordinary
へんてつ
hentetsu something unusual, something odd, something out of the ordinary
曲事
kyokuji wickedness, injustice; crookedness, something not right, something out of the ordinary, something unpleasant, something disgusting, unlawfulness, something unhappy, calamity
変てつ
hentetsu something unusual, something odd, something out of the ordinary
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