How to say 'Rare' in Japanese | 珍しい

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The Japanese word for Rare is 'Mezurashii', written as 珍しい in Japanese.'Rare' in hiragana is めずらしい.

word

珍しい

Meaning

Rare

Reading

めずらしい

mezurashii

Kanji

珍Precious, Rare

Explanation

The Japanese adjective '珍しい (めずらしい)' means 'rare' or 'unusual'. It is used to describe something that is uncommon, not often seen, or out of the ordinary. This word can be applied to objects, events, or situations. For example: This is a rare flower「これは珍しい花です」(これはめずらしいはなです). It's rare to see him smile「彼が笑うのは珍しい」(かれがわらうのはめずらしい). The word can also carry a nuance of something being interesting or noteworthy due to its rarity. It is often used in a positive or neutral context, but can sometimes imply something is strange or unexpected.

Part Of Speech

adjective

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1910

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 珍しい

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

珍

Meaning

Precious, Rare

Hiragana in the Word 珍しい

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

し

Reading

Shi

hiragana

い

Reading

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'Mezurashii' means 'Rare' .

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