稀

希

Reading

Kana: まれ

Romaji: mare

Definition

adj-na

1

rare; seldom

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

稀

Readings: キ、 ケ、 まれ、 まばら

Meanings: rare, phenomenal, dilute (acid)

希

Readings: キ、 ケ、 まれ

Meanings: hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)は古来(こらい)まれな芸術家(げいじゅつか)だ。

➥He is as great an artist as lived.

忍耐(にんたい)は近頃(ちかごろ)まれな美徳(びとく)です。

➥Patience is a rare virtue these days.

彼女(かのじょ)のような美(うつく)しさはまれだ。

➥Such beauty as hers is rare.

彼(かれ)は稀(まれ)に見(み)る勤勉(きんべん)な男(おとこ)だ。

➥He is as diligent a man as ever lived.

ピカソのような画家(がか)は稀(まれ)だ。

➥Such painters as Picasso are rare.

日食(にっしょく)はまれにしか起(お)こらない。

➥An eclipse of the sun is a rare appearance.