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変わり者

変り者、 変りもの

Reading

Kana: かわりもの
Romaji: kawarimono
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

eccentric; oddball; character

Kanji

Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える
Meanings: unusual, change, strange
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person

Example Sentences

あいつはなんて()わり(もの)だ。
➥What an oddball he is!
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(おとこ)はそういう女性(じょせい)()わり(もの)危険(きけん)だと(かんが)えた。
➥Men judged those women to be odd or dangerous.
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