Kanji Detail for 稀 - "rare, precious, unique"

稀

Jinmeiyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
稀 means "rare, precious, unique."
1. Rare - Uncommon; scarce; precious.
2. Thin - Diluted; sparse; scattered.
3. Faint - Slight; barely perceptible.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

rare; phenomenal; dilute (acid)

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

rare, unusual, scarce; sparse

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

sparse; scattered; rare; uncommon; diluted; thin; watery; (bound form) sth liquid or of thin consistency (as in 綠豆稀|绿豆稀[lu : 4 dou4 xi1] "sweet mung bean soup"); (bound form) totally; extremely (used with negative attributes, as in 稀糟[xi1 zao1] "utterly ruined")

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

rare, unusual; scarce, sparse
Onyomi

ke(け)

ki(き)
Kunyomi

maba.ra(まばら)

mare(まれ)

usu.i(うすい)
Strokes

12 strokes
Radical

禾 (nogi・nogihen)
Related Keywords
rare uncommon scarce precious unique exceptional unusual infrequent sparse thin dilute special extraordinary remarkable few singular atypical distinctive exclusive valuable