Kanji

珍

珍

rare, curious, strange

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

玉部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

めずらしい, たから

Nanori (Name Reading)

いや, うず, くに, くる, たか, のり, はる, よし

Common Readings

チン, めずら…しい

Example sentences

珍しい めずらしい
この 辺り では 珍しい 鳥 を 見かけた 。

I spotted a rare bird around here.

類 るい
この 類 の 事件 は 珍しくない 。

This kind of incident is not rare.

珍獣 ちんじゅう
この 動物園 は 珍獣 を 飼育 している こと で 有名 だ 。

This zoo is famous for keeping rare animals.

珍味 ちんみ
旅行 先 で 地元 の 珍味 を 味わった 。

We tasted local delicacies at our travel destination.

山海 さんかい
この 旅館 で は 、 山海 の 珍味 を 存分に 味わう こと が できる 。

At this inn, you can fully enjoy delicacies from the mountains and the sea.

珍奇 ちんき
彼 は 世界中 の 珍奇 な 植物 を 集めている 。

He is collecting rare and strange plants from all over the world.

Example Vocabulary

珍しい

めずらしい

rare; unusual; precious

物珍しい

ものめずらしい

珍妙

ちんみょう

珍獣

ちんじゅう

rare beast; rare animal

珍味

ちんみ

delicacy; rare taste

珍

ちん

物珍しげに

ものめずらしげに

珍奇

ちんき

rare and strange

珍事

ちんじ

珍品

ちんぴん

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