異

See also: 异, 畀, and 暴

異 U+F962, 異 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F962 ← 率 [U+F961] CJK Compatibility Ideographs 北 → [U+F963]

異 U+2F938, 異 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F938 ← 𤲒 [U+2F937] CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement 𢆟 → [U+2F939]

Translingual

Han character

異 (Kangxi radical 102, 田+6, 11 strokes, cangjie input 田廿金 (WTC), four-corner 6080₁, composition ⿱田共)

1. Shuōwén Jiězì radical №65

Derived characters

• 𭊈, 潩, 熼, 禩, 穓, 𧑌, 趩, 𨅜, 龭(𩨎), 𬵫, 𭅂, 兾, 䔬, 冀, 糞, 翼, 霬, 㔴, 𠪙, 𭍭, 廙, 𤺆, 戴

Related characters

• 异 (Simplified Chinese)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 763, character 18
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 21866
• Dae Jaweon: page 1173, character 5
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2540, character 5
• Unihan data for U+7570

• Unihan data for U+F962

• Unihan data for U+2F938

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Chinese

trad.		異
simp.		异*
alternative forms		𠔱 𢄖

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 異
Shang	Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (異) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
禩	*ljɯʔ
異	*lɯɡs
潩	*lɯɡs, *lɯɡ
廙	*lɯɡs, *lɯɡ
趩	*l̥ʰɯɡ
瀷	*l̥ʰjɯɡ, *lɯɡ
翼	*lɯɡ
熼	*lɯɡ

Ideogram (指事) – a man with a mask (田) over his face. Possible interpretations:

• Strange, bizarre — "uncommon".
• Different face — "different".

Compare 鬼 (“demon”), where the 田 also derives from a face.

Modern form is graphically 田 + 共, though this is not the etymology.

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 異

1. different; other
2. uncommon; unusual; special; strange; surprising
3. to distinguish; to separate
4. (chemistry) iso- (forms terms relating to isomers)

Synonyms

• (different): 殊 (shū), 差 (chā)
• (unusual): 奇 (qí), 怪 (guài)

Antonyms

• 同 (tóng, “same”)

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Japanese

Kanji

異

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)

1. different, other, hetero-
2. uncommon, special
3. curious, odd

Readings

• Go-on: い (i, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: い (i, Jōyō)
• Kun: こと (koto, 異, Jōyō); ことなる (kotonaru, 異なる); あやしい (ayashii, 異しい)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
異
い Grade: 6
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 異 (MC yiH). Compare modern Mandarin 異／异 (yì, /i⁵¹/), Cantonese 異／异 (ji⁶, /jiː²²/).

Noun

異(い) • (i) 

1. (literary) difference
2. (Buddhism) change or disease, one of the four states or avasthā

Adjective

異(い) • (i) -na (adnominal 異(い)な (i na), adverbial 異(い)に (i ni))

1. (literary) strange; unusual

Inflection

Inflection of 異

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	異だろ	いだろ	i daro
Continuative (連用形)	異で	いで	i de
Terminal (終止形)	異だ	いだ	i da
Attributive (連体形)	異な	いな	i na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	異なら	いなら	i nara
Imperative (命令形)	異であれ	いであれ	i de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	異ではない 異じゃない	いではない いじゃない	i de wa nai i ja nai
Informal past	異だった	いだった	i datta
Informal negative past	異ではなかった 異じゃなかった	いではなかった いじゃなかった	i de wa nakatta i ja nakatta
Formal	異です	いです	i desu
Formal negative	異ではありません 異じゃありません	いではありません いじゃありません	i de wa arimasen i ja arimasen
Formal past	異でした	いでした	i deshita
Formal negative past	異ではありませんでした 異じゃありませんでした	いではありませんでした いじゃありませんでした	i de wa arimasen deshita i ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	異で	いで	i de
Conditional	異なら（ば）	いなら（ば）	i nara (ba)
Provisional	異だったら	いだったら	i dattara
Volitional	異だろう	いだろう	i darō
Adverbial	異に	いに	i ni
Degree	異さ	いさ	isa

Affix

異(い) • (i) 

1. different
2. strange; unusual; extraordinary; excellent
3. aberrant
4. other; another

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 異(い)義(ぎ) (igi)
• 異(い)議(ぎ) (igi)
• 異(い)教(きょう) (ikyō)
• 異(い)郷(きょう) (ikyō)
• 異(い)境(きょう) (ikyō)
• 異(い)才(さい) (isai)
• 異(い)彩(さい) (isai)
• 異(い)種(しゅ) (ishu)
• 異(い)趣(しゅ) (ishu)
• 異(い)状(じょう) (ijō)
• 異(い)常(じょう) (ijō)
• 異(い)色(しょく) (ishoku)
• 異(い)人(じん) (ijin): foreigner, stranger
• 異(い)国(こく)人(じん) (ikokujin): foreigner, stranger
• 異(い)相(そう) (isō)
• 異(い)俗(ぞく) (izoku)
• 異(い)存(ぞん) (izon)
• 異(い)端(たん) (itan)
• 異(い)途(と) (ito)
• 異(い)同(どう) (idō)
• 異(い)動(どう) (idō)
• 異(い)物(ぶつ) (ibutsu)
• 異(い)母(ぼ) (ibo)
• 異(い)邦(ほう) (ihō): foreign country
• 異(い)邦(ほう)人(じん) (ihōjin): foreigner, stranger
• 異(い)様(よう) (iyō)
• 異(い)例(れい) (irei)
• 変(へん)異(い) (hen'i)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
異
こと Grade: 6
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 異 – see the following entry: こと

(The following entry is uncreated: こと.)

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Korean

Etymology 1

Hanja

異 (eumhun 다를 이 (dareul i))

1. hanja form^? of 이 (“different; unusual”)

Compounds

Compounds

• 이단 (異端, idan)
• 이교 (異敎, igyo)
• 이상 (異常, isang)
• 이성 (異性, iseong)
• 기이 (奇異, gii)
• 차이 (差異, chai)
• 이체자 (異體字, icheja)

Etymology 2

Hanja

異 (eum 리 (ri))

1. Only used in certain placenames.

Usage notes

The reading 리 (ri) in certain placenames such as 지리산 (智異山, Jirisan) is caused by 활음조 현상 (滑音調 現像, hwareumjo hyeonsang, “euphony”) which altered the original sound from 이 (i) to 리 (ri). This concept (ease of pronunciation) is closely related to the initial sound law 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik) in South Korea.

Compounds

• 지리산 (智異山, Jirisan)

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Vietnamese

Han character

異: Hán Việt readings: dị (以(dĩ)智(trí)切(thiết)), di
異: Nôm readings: dị

1. chữ Hán form of dị (“dissimilar; bizarre; unusual”).

Compounds

• 異端 (dị đoan)