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希少

稀少

Reading

Kana: きしょう
Romaji: kishō
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

scarce; rare

Kanji

Readings: キ、 ケ、 まれ
Meanings: hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: キ、 ケ、 まれ、 まばら
Meanings: rare, phenomenal, dilute (acid)

Example Sentences

古代(こだい)において(しお)希少(きしょう)貴重(きちょう)商品(しょうひん)であった。
➥Salt was a rare and costly commodity in ancient times.
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おそらく長期(ちょうき)にわたって首都(しゅと)(おそ)った自然(しぜん)災害(さいがい)のため、この時代(じだい)(かん)する現存(げんそん)する記録(きろく)はことに希少(きしょう)である。
➥Records are particularly scarce for this era, perhaps owing to a long series of natural disasters which befell the capital.
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希少(きしょう)野生(やせい)動物(どうぶつ)をこの(くに)輸入(ゆにゅう)することは厳禁(げんきん)されています。
➥The importation of rare wild animals to this country is strictly prohibited.
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