How to say 'Rarely' in Japanese | めったに

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The Japanese word for Rarely is 'Mettani', written as めったに in Japanese.

word

めったに

Meaning

Rarely

Reading

Mettani

Explanation

The Japanese adverb 'めったに (めったに)' means 'rarely' or 'seldom'. It is used to express that something happens infrequently or almost never. This adverb is typically used in negative sentences, often paired with 'ない' or 'ません' to emphasize the rarity of an action or event. For example: I rarely go to the movies「めったに映画を見に行かない」(めったにえいがをみにいかない). He rarely gets angry「彼はめったに怒らない」(かれはめったにおこらない). The word carries a nuance of something being uncommon or unusual, and it is often used to highlight exceptions rather than regular occurrences.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Frequency

1040

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word めったに

This word contains 4 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

め

Reading

hiragana

た

Reading

hiragana

に

Reading

hiragana

つ

Reading

Tsu

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