Word Meaning 異な

けな kena

異な is read as けな (kena) and means exceptional.

Meaning

English

  1. exceptional
  2. praiseworthy
  3. laudable

Reading

Kana

けな

Romaji

kena

Writing Variants

  • 殊な けな kena

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 68982 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

異常

いじょう

strangeness

異動

いどう

(personnel) change

異性

いせい

isomerism

異名

いめい

synonym (taxonomy)

異口同音

いくどうおん

(saying) with one voice

異端

いたん

heresy

異なる

ことなる

to differ

異例

いれい

exceptional

異議

いぎ

objection

異論

いろん

different opinion

異変

いへん

unusual event

異国

いこく

foreign country

Example Sentences

10

そのふたつはにているようで、じつはことなる。

Those two look similar, but they are actually different.

かれはわたしとはことなるいけんをもっている。

He has an opinion different from mine.

Tastes differ.

Tastes differ.

My opinion differs from yours.

Countries vary in customs and habits.

Countries differ in culture.

London is different from Tokyo climatically.

Social customs vary from country to country.

Okinawa is different from Japan culturally.