🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

一風変わった

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ippuu kawatta

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unconventional/ˌʌnkənˈvɛnʃənəl/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3450 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼には一風変わった趣味があります。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed; differing from convention or tradition.

    "She chose an unconventional career path as a professional puzzle designer."
  2. 2

    Marked by a willingness to reject accepted standards, behaviors, or styles.

    "His unconventional approach to interior design combines industrial metals with vibrant tropical plants."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the prefix un- (meaning not) combined with conventional, which traces back to Latin conventio (an assembly, agreement, or covenant) via Old French and Middle English. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from relating to formal agreements to describing practices, ideas, or behaviors that depart from widely accepted societal standards or norms.

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