Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 希少(きしょう) in Japanese

希少, 稀少
Kana Reading
きしょう
Romaji
kishō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    scarce; rare
    Example sentence
    古代において希少貴重な商品あった。 Salt was a rare and costly commodity in ancient times.

Examples of 希少, 稀少, きしょう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

12 strokes

rare, phenomenal, dilute (acid)

On'Yomi: キ, ケ

Kun'Yomi: まれ, まばら

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JLPT 2

7 strokes

hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal

On'Yomi: キ, ケ

Kun'Yomi: まれ

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JLPT 5

4 strokes

few, little

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: すく.ない, すこ.し

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