adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. praiseworthy, commendable, laudable.

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

Colloquialism. Non-standard usage.
  1. strange (person), weird, odd.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
奇特 きとく
奇特 きどく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

strange, strangeness, curiosity
キ く.しき あや.しい (Early Jr. High, N1)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
can, passable, approval
カ コク -べ.き (5th)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
special
トク (4th, N4)
cow
うし ギュウ ご (2nd, N4)
person, (人 variant)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
Buddhist temple
てら ジ (2nd, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)