奇しくも

Japanese

Kanji in this term
奇
く
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
奇も

Etymology

From the classical adjective 奇(く)し (kushi, “mystical; rarely occurring”).

Pronunciation

  • (Kyōto) くし​くも [kùshíꜜkù mò] (Teiki)[1]

Adverb

奇(く)しくも • (kushiku mo) 

  1. [from 1901] as by odd and miraculous chance; perchance
    奇(く)しくもその日(ひ)は誕(たん)生(じょう)日(び)でした。
    Kushiku mo sono hi wa tanjōbi deshita.
    Strangely, that day happened to be their birthday.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Dai-ni-han Henshū I'inkai (日本国語大辞典第二版編集委員会) (2001-2002), 日本国語大辞典　第二版 [Unabridged Japanese Dictionary: Second Edition], Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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