希有

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 稀有 (“unusual; uncommon; rare”).
(This term, 希有, is a variant form of 稀有.)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4

Grade: 3
goon
Alternative spelling
稀有

Etymology

(ke, rare) + (u, exist).

is a daiyōji replacing .

Pronunciation

Adjective

()() (keu) -na (adnominal ()() (keu na), adverbial ()() (keu ni))

  1. rare
    Synonyms: (mare), 珍しい (mezurashii)

Conjugation

Noun

()() (keu) 

  1. strange, unexpected
    Synonyms: 不思議 (fushigi), 意外 (igai), とんでもない (tondemonai)

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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