Vocabulary

What does 珍しい (めずらしい, mezurashii) mean?

珍しい (めずらしい, mezurashii) means rare, unusual.

Quick facts
Readingめずらしい
Romajimezurashii
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
めずらしい
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmezurashii

rare, unusual

  1. 1i-adjective rare; uncommon; unusual
  2. 2i-adjective new; novel
  3. 3i-adjective fine; nice; splendid

Example sentences

  • This is a rare flower, isn't it?

  • It's unusual for him to be late.

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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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