How to say 'Rare' in Japanese | 滅多

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The Japanese word for Rare is 'Metta', written as 滅多 in Japanese.'Rare' in hiragana is めった.

word

滅多

Meaning

Rare

Reading

めった

metta

Kanji

滅Ruin, Destroy 多Many

Explanation

The Japanese adjectival noun '滅多 (めった)' means 'rare' and is often used in negative constructions to indicate that something seldom happens. It is commonly paired with the negative form of verbs to express infrequency. For example: I rarely go there「滅多に行かない」(めったにいかない). He rarely gets angry「彼は滅多に怒らない」(かれはめったにおこらない). The word is typically used in formal or written contexts and carries a nuance of something being unusual or exceptional.

Part Of Speech

adjectival noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4889

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 滅多

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

滅

Meaning

Ruin, Destroy

kanji

多

Meaning

Many

Words Related to 滅多 Through the Kanji 滅

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 滅 as well.

word

消滅

Meaning

Extinction

word

滅びる

Meaning

Perish

Words Related to 滅多 Through the Kanji 多

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 多 as well.

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多い

Meaning

Many

word

多く

Meaning

Many

word

多分

Meaning

Probably

word

多数

Meaning

Many, Majority

word

多様

Meaning

Diverse

word

多

Meaning

Many

word

多少

Meaning

Somewhat

word

多量

Meaning

Large amount

word

多忙

Meaning

Busy

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'Metta' means 'Rare' .

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