珍妙(ちんみょう)

ちんみょう
adjective-na
odd; bizarre; peculiar; outlandish
1. odd; bizarre; peculiar; outlandish; absurdly strange
Describes something that is strange in a way that is often comical or absurd. Implies something is laughably or ridiculously weird.
珍妙(ちんみょう)な格好(かっこう)をしている。
Dressed in a bizarre outfit.
珍妙(ちんみょう)な名前(なまえ)の店(みせ)を見(み)つけた。
I found a shop with a peculiar name.
彼(かれ)の珍妙(ちんみょう)な踊(おど)りに、思(おも)わずみんなが笑(わら)い出(だ)した。
Everyone couldn't help laughing at his absurd dance.

Composed of 珍(ちん) (rare, curious, strange) + 妙(みょう) (strange, mysterious). Both characters carry a sense of strangeness, making this a strongly emphatic word for oddness. The nuance is often humorous—something is so strange it's funny or absurd.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 珍妙(ちんみょう)な格好(かっこう): bizarre outfit/appearance
  • 珍妙(ちんみょう)な名前(なまえ): peculiar name
  • 珍妙(ちんみょう)な話(はなし): a bizarre story
  • 珍妙(ちんみょう)な動(うご)き: odd movements

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 奇妙(きみょう): strange, mysterious — more neutral and can be eerie; 珍妙(ちんみょう) has a more comical, absurd quality
  • 変(へん): strange, weird — everyday casual word; 珍妙(ちんみょう) is more expressive and literary
  • 滑稽(こっけい): comical, funny — directly about humor; 珍妙(ちんみょう) is about strangeness that happens to be funny

REGISTER:
Slightly literary but used in everyday conversation for humorous effect.

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