Vocabulary What does 希少 (きしょう, kishou) mean? 希少 (きしょう, kishou) means scarce; rare. Quick factsReadingきしょうRomajikishouPart of speechna-adjective, noun 希少きしょうkishouscarce; rare1na-adjective · noun scarce; rareAlso written: 稀少Kanji in this word希hope; rare少few, little; a bit