Kanji

稀

rare, phenomenal, dilute (acid)

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

禾部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キ, ケ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

まれ, まばら

Nanori (Name Reading)

まれ

Example sentences

まれ
この 地域 降る 極めて 稀な こと

In this region, it is extremely rare for snow to fall.

俊才 しゅんさい
彼女 若い ながら その 分野 見る 俊才 として 知られている

She is known as a rare prodigy in that field, despite her youth.

稀有 けう
これ 稀有 出来事 だった

This was a rare event.

稀覯本 きこうぼん
この 古書店 世界 しか 現存 しない 稀覯本 保管 されている

This old bookstore keeps rare books of which only a few copies exist in the world.

河図洛書 かとらくしょ
その 古書店 見つけた まさに 河図洛書 言うべき 稀覯本 だった

What I found in that old bookstore was a rare volume that could truly be called a legendary treasure.

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