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What does 滅多に (めったに, mettani) mean?

滅多に (めったに, mettani) means rarely, seldom.

Quick facts
Readingめったに
Romajimettani
Part of speechadverb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
めったに
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmettani

rarely, seldom

  1. 1adverb rarely; seldom

Example sentences

  • He rarely gets angry.

  • An opportunity like this is rare.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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