奇人・畸人|きじんkijin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounqueer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak

• Synonym変人へんじんNeutralThe everyday word for an eccentric, with a slightly negative edge; 「奇人」 is more at home in written prose and can hint at exceptional talent.
• Synonym変わり者かわりものNeutralA common colloquial word for someone with an odd personality, a bit softer than 「変人」.
• Related変わり種かわりだねNeutralCovers people or things out of the ordinary, often with a favorable nuance, as in 「業界の変わり種」.
• Related変物へんぶつNeutralA colloquial, less common word for an odd character, used with a teasing tone.
• Antonym凡人ぼんじんNeutralAn ordinary, unremarkable person, as in 「凡人には理解できない」; the opposite of an extraordinary figure.
• Antonym常人じょうじんNeutralAn ordinary person; the opposite of 「奇人」, whose speech and behavior are strange.

Day to day, 「変人」 or the softer 「変わり者」 is the default. 「奇人」 fits written prose or praise for a talented eccentric, as in 「奇人変人」; 「変わり種」 an unusual figure or thing; 「変物」 a rare teasing colloquialism; 「常人」「凡人」 the ordinary-person opposites.

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1. 性格せいかくや言動げんどうが変かわっている人ひと。