異

Glyph origin
– a man with a mask over his face. Possible interpretations:


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

Compare, where the 田 also derives from a face.

Alternatively, may be a of a person carrying something on his head, the original form of.

Modern form is graphically, though this is not the etymology.

Definitions

 * 1) different; other
 * 2) uncommon; unusual; special; strange; surprising
 * 3) to distinguish; to separate
 * 4)  iso- forms terms relating to isomers
 * 5)  quite; very

Kanji

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

Etymology 1
From. Compare modern 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  difference
 * 2)  change or disease, one of the four states or avasthā

Adjective

 * 1)  strange; unusual

Affix

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

Derived terms

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Noun

 * 1) difference;  different; other

Usage notes
The reading in certain placenames such as  is caused by  which altered the original sound from  to. This concept (ease of pronunciation) is closely related to the initial sound law in South Korea.