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Meaning of 珍しい(めずらしい) in Japanese

珍しい, 珍らしい
JLPT 4
Kana Reading
めずらしい
Romaji
mezurashii
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjective (keiyoushi)
    Meaning
    unusual; rare; curious
    Example sentence
    ほど平々凡々たる主人公珍しい A protagonist as plain and ordinary as him is rare indeed.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    new; novel
    Example sentence
    このは、珍しくドラマたくさん見ている。 This autumn I am, unusually, watching many drama series.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    fine (e.g. gift)
    Example sentence
    町中珍しい見つけました I found something interesting in the town.

Examples of 珍しい, 珍らしい, めずらしい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

9 strokes

rare, curious, strange

On'Yomi: チン

Kun'Yomi: めずら.しい, たから

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