偏屈(へんくつ)

へんくつ
na-adjective, noun
eccentric, stubborn, cranky
person-character
1. eccentric, stubborn, cranky, difficult
Having a difficult, uncooperative, or contrary personality. Describes someone who holds unusual or rigid opinions and is hard to get along with.
偏屈(へんくつ)な老人(ろうじん)。
A cranky old man.
あの先生(せんせい)は偏屈(へんくつ)だが腕(うで)は確(たし)かだ。
That teacher is eccentric but undeniably skilled.
年(とし)を取(と)るにつれて偏屈(へんくつ)になったと家族(かぞく)に言(い)われる。
My family tells me I've become more stubborn as I've gotten older.

偏屈(へんくつ) describes someone with a difficult, contrary personality who holds rigid or unusual opinions and is hard to get along with. It is always negative.

Forms

  • 偏屈(へんくつ)な〜: modifier (偏屈(へんくつ)な人(ひと))
  • 偏屈(へんくつ)に: adverbially
  • 偏屈(へんくつ): noun (eccentricity, stubbornness)

Common collocations

Usage

Often used to describe elderly people who have become set in their ways. Implies both stubbornness and social awkwardness — not just being opinionated, but being unpleasant about it.

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 頑固(がんこ) (stubborn)
Compare: 気難(きむずか)しい (hard to please, fussy)
Compare: ひねくれる (to become twisted)
Compare: ひねくれ者(もの) (contrary person)
Compare: つむじまがり (perverse person)
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