おかしい
strange, suspicious
Something is off and you cannot put your finger on it. Not funny-strange. The feeling that a thing does not add up: おかしい.
Odd enough to be suspicious, and also funny. 変 is plain strange, 妙 is subtly off, 不思議 is strange and wonderful.
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