異 い Meanings Noun, な-adjective difference (of opinion) な-adjective strange; odd; unusual Prefix different Kanji 異 different. Read as イ. Example sentences 彼の最新作は趣を異にする。His latest work belongs to a different category. Words containing 異 異常 (いじょう) abnormal 異世界 (いせかい) another world (esp. in fiction) 異動 (いどう) (personnel) change And 358 more. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists