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Kanji Detail for 稀 - "rare, dilute, thin"

稀

  • Meaning

    稀 means "rare, dilute, thin."

    1. Rare - Uncommon; scarce; precious.

    2. Thin - Diluted; sparse; scattered.

    3. Faint - Slight; barely perceptible.

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    • Verified meaning: rare, dilute, thin
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read のぞみ, まれ, みれか, れあ)

    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 稀

    Given names 稀(のぞみ)Listen 稀(まれ)Listen 稀(みれか)Listen 稀(れあ)Listen

  • 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

    tip

    ke(ケ) ケ

    ki(キ) キ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    maba.ra(まば-ら) まば-ら

    mare(まれ) まれ

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    禾 (nogi・nogihen)

  • Related Keywords

    rare thin dilute faint sparse unusual uncommon scarce exceptional infrequent sporadic unique singular few

Sentences including 稀

  • That's very rare.

  • He is as diligent a man as ever lived.

  • Such painters as Picasso are rare.

  • Tsunamis are very rare.

  • He seldom, if ever, reads a book.

  • English-language speakers are familiar with the phrase “once in a blue moon,” referring to something that happens rarely.

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