異(い)

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noun
objection, difference
1. objection, dissent
A statement of disagreement or opposition.
異(い)を唱(とな)える。
To raise an objection.
Formal expression
異(い)を挟(はさ)む余地(よち)はない。
There is no room for objection.
異(い)なし。
No objection.
Formal/legal
2. difference, distinction
Something that is different or unusual.
異(い)なる文化(ぶんか)。
A different culture.
異(い)なる意見(いけん)を尊重(そんちょう)する。
To respect different opinions.
それは異(い)なる問題(もんだい)だ。
That is a different matter.

異(い) has two main uses: as a noun meaning "objection" and as a prefix/modifier meaning "different" or "unusual." It appears frequently in formal and literary contexts.

AS "OBJECTION":

  • 異(い)を唱(とな)える: to raise an objection
  • 異(い)を挟(はさ)む: to interject an objection
  • 異(い)なし: no objection (formal)
  • 異(い)存(ぞん)ない: no objection (formal/humble)

AS "DIFFERENT/UNUSUAL" (prefix in compounds):

  • 異常(いじょう): abnormal
  • 異動(いどう): personnel transfer
  • 異議(いぎ): objection, protest
  • 異国(いこく): foreign country
  • 異文化(いぶんか): different culture

NOTE:
異(い)なる is a literary/formal equivalent of 違(ちが)う (different). It appears in written language: 異(い)なる文化(ぶんか) (a different culture).

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Added 2026.1.9 21:30 · Revised 2026.3.28 18:17
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