へんてこ

Alternative writings: 変てこ, 変梃, ヘンテコ
Frequency:
1

strange; odd; peculiar — a casual/colloquial way to say something is weird

Na-AdjectiveNounUsually Kana

Examples

彼の服は色の組み合わせがへんてこだ。

The combination of colors in his clothes is weird.

へんてこな音が夜中に聞こえてきた。

A strange noise was heard in the middle of the night.

へんてこな機械の使い方を教わった。

I was taught how to use a strange/odd machine.

2

a strange thing or person (used as a noun in casual speech)

NounUsually Kana

Examples

あのへんてこは誰だろう、あまり近づきたくない。

Who is that odd person? I don't want to get too close.

こんなへんてこが作れるなんて驚いた。

I'm surprised someone could make such a strange thing.

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