(いじょう)

いじょう
noun/na-adjective
abnormality, unusual
See also: 以上(いじょう) (above, more than), 委譲(いじょう) (delegation), 移譲(いじょう) (transfer, cession)
1. abnormality, anomaly
A condition or state that deviates from what is normal or expected.
No abnormalities were found.
Medical context
機械(きかい)異常(いじょう)ある
There's something wrong with the machine.
異常(いじょう)なし
No abnormalities.
Common medical/technical phrase
2. unusual, abnormal
Not normal, deviating from the ordinary.
異常(いじょう)(あつ)です
It's abnormally hot.
Na-adjective usage
異常(いじょう)(たか)値段(ねだん)だ。
It's an abnormally high price.
Adverbial usage
This year's weather is abnormal.

異常(いじょう) indicates deviation from what is normal or expected. It functions as both a noun (an abnormality) and a na-adjective (abnormal).

FORMS:

  • Noun: 異常(いじょう) (an abnormality)
  • Na-adjective: 異常(いじょう)な (abnormal)
  • Adverb: 異常(いじょう)に (abnormally, extremely)

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 異常(いじょう)がある (there is an abnormality)
  • 異常(いじょう)なし (no abnormalities — medical/technical shorthand)
  • 異常(いじょう)検出(けんしゅつ)する (detect an abnormality)
  • 異常(いじょう)気象(きしょう) (abnormal weather)

USAGE DOMAINS:
Frequently used in medical (異常(いじょう)なし on test results), technical (機械(きかい)異常(いじょう)), and weather contexts (異常(いじょう)気象(きしょう)).

OPPOSITE:
正常(せいじょう) (normal, normality).