偏屈(へんくつ)

へんくつ
na-adjective / noun
eccentric, stubborn, cranky
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:

  • 偏屈(へんくつ)な老人(ろうじん): cranky old person
  • 偏屈(へんくつ)な性格(せいかく): stubborn/difficult personality
  • 偏屈(へんくつ)になる: to become eccentric/stubborn

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:

  • 頑固(がんこ): stubborn (neutral to slightly negative)
  • 気難(きむずか)しい: hard to please, fussy
  • 変(へん)わり者(もの): eccentric (can be neutral or positive)
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Added 2026.2.17 11:58 · Revised 2026.4.2 17:18
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