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異常

いじょう

extraordinary, exceptional

Mnemonic

Different from what is usually the case, and this summer has gone a long way past it. Your jaw じょう goes down and stays there: いじょう.

Worth knowing

Same reading as 以上 いじょう, or more. 異常 is abnormal, and 非常 ひじょう is the emergency one.

Built from

different, unusual
A figure holding something up in both hands, and whatever it is does not match anybody else's.
always, usual
A long cloth hanging down below, the same one day after day. The thing that is always there.

Also read いじょう

... or more, beyond

Words sharing these kanji

always, constantly emergency, calamity

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