“To be unusual” in Japanese
Short answer
To be unusual in Japanese is “変わっている” (kawatteiru). Full meaning: to be unusual (of a person or thing), to be uncommon, to be peculiar, to be eccentric, to be different.
Other ways to say “To be unusual” in Japanese
変わる
kawaru to change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary; to move to; to be different, to be uncommon, to be unusual
変る
kawaru to change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary; to move to; to be different, to be uncommon, to be unusual
渝る
kawaru to change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary; to move to; to be different, to be uncommon, to be unusual
替る
kawaru to change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary; to move to; to be different, to be uncommon, to be unusual
變る
kawaru to change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary; to move to; to be different, to be uncommon, to be unusual
代る
kawaru to change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary; to move to; to be different, to be uncommon, to be unusual
替れる
kawareru to change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary; to move to; to be different, to be uncommon, to be unusual
代わる
kawaru to change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary; to move to; to be different, to be uncommon, to be unusual
かはッ
kawa to change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary; to move to; to be different, to be uncommon, to be unusual
かわる
kawaru to change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary; to move to; to be different, to be uncommon, to be unusual
かはり
kawari to change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary; to move to; to be different, to be uncommon, to be unusual
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