変(へん)

へん
na-adjective
strange, odd, weird
1. strange, odd, weird
Unusual or unexpected in a way that causes surprise or unease.
変(へん)な音(おと)がする。
There's a strange sound.
このスープは変(へん)な味(あじ)がする。
This soup tastes weird.
何(なに)か変(へん)ですか。
Is something wrong/strange?
最近(さいきん)、彼(かれ)は変(へん)な行動(こうどう)をとるようになった。
Lately, he's started acting strangely.
変(へん)な人(ひと)がついてきた。
A strange person followed me.
変(へん)なにおいがする。
There's a strange smell.
2. wrong, unusual
Not normal or correct; something that seems off.
何(なに)か変(へん)ですか。
Is something wrong/strange?
変(へん)だな、さっきまでここにあったのに。誰(だれ)か持(も)っていったのかな。
That's strange—it was here just a moment ago. I wonder if someone took it.
体調(たいちょう)が変(へん)だから病院(びょういん)に行(い)く。
I feel off, so I'm going to the hospital.
この機械(きかい)、動(うご)きが変(へん)だ。
This machine is acting weird.
天気(てんき)が変(へん)だね。
The weather is strange, isn't it?

変(へん) is a na-adjective meaning strange or odd.

FORMS:

  • 変(へん)な + noun: strange (attributive)
  • 変(へん)だ/です: is strange (predicate)
  • 変(へん)に: strangely (adverb)

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 変(へん)な音(おと): strange sound
  • 変(へん)な味(あじ): weird taste
  • 変(へん)だな: That's strange (casual reflection)
  • 何(なに)か変(へん): something is off

RELATED KANJI READINGS:

The kanji 変(へん) also appears in:

  • 変(か)える (to change something)
  • 変(か)わる (to change, intransitive)
  • 変化(へんか) (change, transformation)
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Added 2026.1.7 21:09 · Revised 2026.3.5 22:22
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