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Kanji Detail for 珍 - "rare"

珍

  • Meaning

    珍 means "rare." Also associated with to value, rarity.

    1. Rare - Uncommon; not easily obtained; precious; unexpected.

    2. Rarity - Something rare; something precious; treasure.

    3. To value - To find rare; to treasure; to cherish.

  • Words using 珍

    • 珍しい めずらしい Listen rare; uncommon; unusual

  • Four-character idioms with 珍

    • 七珍万宝 しっちんまんぽう Listen the seven treasures and many other precious things; all the treasures in the world
    • 珍味佳肴 ちんみかこう Listen rare delicacies; rare treat

  • Tattoo check: 珍

    • Verified meaning: rare
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read じんひゃく, ちん, めずら, めずらし)
    • Also carries these associations: to value, rarity

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 珍

    Given names 珍(めずら)Listen

    Surnames 珍(じんひゃく)Listen 珍(ちん)Listen 珍(めずらし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    rare; curious; strange

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    precious, valuable, rare

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    precious thing; treasure; culinary delicacy; rare; valuable; to value highly

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    a treasure, a precious thing; rare, valuable

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Treasure. All precious things are called 珍. (Book of Rites) "A scholar has treasures on his mat awaiting appointment." Hence calling a scholar not yet employed 席上之珍 (treasure on the mat). | To treasure is also called 珍. As in 珍重 (to value), 珍惜 (to cherish). | Fine food is called 珍. As calling delicacies 珍羞. | [Character analysis] Commonly written as simplified form.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    chin(チン) チン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    mezura.shii(めずら-しい) めずら-しい

    takara(たから) たから

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    玉 王 (tama・tamahen・o・ohen)

  • Related Keywords

    rare precious unusual value treasure uncommon extraordinary unique scarce curious strange peculiar odd exceptional singular cherish gem infrequent

Sentences including 珍

  • I found a rare book i had been looking for.

  • How did you come by those rare books?

  • What is the news?

  • It's unusual for him to get up early.

  • It is rare that he should make such a mistake.

  • This is a strange kind of fish.

  • It is remarkable for her not to understand.

  • It is rare for him to get angry.

  • I found something interesting in the town.

  • How did you come by those rare books?

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