Vocabulary

What does 不思議 (ふしぎ, fushigi) mean?

不思議 (ふしぎ, fushigi) means mysterious, strange.

Quick facts
Readingふしぎ
Romajifushigi
Part of speechna-adjective, noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
ふしぎ
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonfushigi

mysterious, strange

  1. 1na-adjective · noun wonderful; marvelous; strange
  2. 2adv-to strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

Example sentences

  • This is a very strange story.

  • Strangely enough, the key disappeared.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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