変
へん · hen · JLPT N4 · na-adj
strange
🐔 Sounds like hen: a hen that barks would be strange, odd.
へん is said just like the English word hen. Tie the sound to the meaning with one odd fact: a hen that barks instead of clucking is strange. Also used in 変な (hen na) = weird, and 大変 (taihen) = serious, tough.