異様(いよう)

いよう
na-adjective, noun
bizarre, strange, eerie
1. bizarre, strange, eerie
Noticeably different from what is normal or expected in a way that is unsettling or disturbing. Stronger than simply unusual — implies something feels wrong or off-putting.
異様(いよう)な雰囲気(ふんいき)だった。
The atmosphere was eerie.
彼(かれ)の異様(いよう)な行動(こうどう)にみんな驚(おどろ)いた。
Everyone was startled by his bizarre behavior.
深夜(しんや)の公園(こうえん)から異様(いよう)な音(おと)が聞(き)こえてきて、思(おも)わず足(あし)を止(と)めた。
I heard a strange sound coming from the park late at night and involuntarily stopped in my tracks.

USAGE:
Used as a na-adjective (異様(いよう)な) to describe things that are strikingly strange or unsettling. Often used to describe atmospheres, appearances, sounds, or behaviors that feel abnormal.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 異様(いよう)な雰囲気(ふんいき) (eerie atmosphere)
  • 異様(いよう)な光景(こうけい) (bizarre sight)
  • 異様(いよう)に静(しず)か (eerily quiet)
  • 異様(いよう)な臭(にお)い (strange smell)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 奇妙(きみょう): strange, odd (intellectual curiosity, less threatening)
  • 不気味(ぶきみ): creepy, eerie (specifically unsettling or frightening)
  • 変(へん): strange, weird (casual, milder)

Related Words

Related: 奇妙(きみょう) (strange, odd)
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