Strange
Weird
noun, な adjective
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well. This is more the "strange" meaning though, not the "change" one. As in, you 変な猫！
The reading is the one you learned with the kanji. How strange! Or not.
はしらのかげに変な人がいると思ったらただのコウイチだった。
I thought there was a strange man behind the pole, but it was just Koichi.
同じ仕事をしているのに男性の方が女性よりきゅう料が高いなんてぜっ対に変だよ！
It's absolutely absurd that men get higher pay than women despite doing the same work!
変だなぁ。僕のメールボックスには、君が送ったと言っているメールがどこにも見当たらないよ。
That’s strange. I can’t find the email you say you sent me anywhere in my mailbox.