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稀

まれ

rare

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Examples

  1. この病気は稀だ。

    このびょうきはまれだ。

    This disease is rare.

  2. 稀な例だと言われた。

    まれなれいだといわれた。

    I was told it was a rare case.

  3. この町で雪が降るのは稀です。

    このまちでゆきがふるのはまれです。

    It rarely snows in this town.

  4. 彼女は稀に見る才能の持ち主だ。

    かのじょはまれにみるさいのうのもちぬしだ。

    She has a talent that is rarely seen.

Common patterns

稀な例
a rare case
稀に見る
rarely seen, exceptional
稀にある
to happen on rare occasions

Memory tip

稀 states a low frequency, so it fits statistics and formal writing; 珍しい adds the speaker's feeling that something is unusual and interesting. The adverb 稀に means "once in a while", weaker than めったに〜ない "hardly ever".

Kanji in this word

  • 稀Not in the N5–N1 kanji lists

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