めずらしい
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. rare; uncommon; unusual; curious
It's not that rare.
2. new; novel
3. fine; nice; splendid; precious
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
curious; strange; unusual
curious; strange; unusual
Examples (66 in total)
Oh, this is unusual.
It is rare for him to get angry.
I think that's quite rare.
It is not particularly rare.
The meeting was unusually unruly.
It's rare for it to pile up this much.
It's unusual for him to get up early.
Cholera is uncommon in Japan.
An eclipse of the moon is a rare phenomenon.
Is this uncommon?
It's not that rare.
This is a very rare specimen.
"How unusual," said my father with a smile.
This is a strange kind of fish.
People with that kind of disposition are not rare.
These butterflies are rare in our country.
It is rare for you to be concerned about others.
I need a rarer kanji.
I see a rare flower in the vase.
As of now, it is quite a rare product, you see.
Is it some kind of rare insect?
I found something interesting in the town.
Tom is in a good mood today, which is unusual.
He hit on a rare old book.
Painters such as Picasso are rare.
It's rare for the ruling and opposition parties to join hands.
Space travel will be commonplace some time in the future.
It's a really rare sweet that everyone's talking about right now.
It seems that, unusually, he is not having any nightmares.
Can you obtain this rare book for me?
He happened to catch sight of a rare butterfly.
Unusually, his behavior is like a guardian's.
I got some unusual fruit from a supplier who comes by regularly.
The story revolves around a mysterious adventure.
That's unusual, you describing someone like that.
It was just as if they had found some rare insect.
He was in a bad mood, which was rare for him.
A six-figure income is not uncommon for physicians.
There are very rare animals in Australia.
Where did you come across the rare stamps?
His hobby is collecting strange butterflies.
This old coin is very rare.
Today, his behavior is really unusual for him.
It is rare for her to talk about other groups.
How did you come by these rare books?
This autumn I am, unusually, watching many drama series.
I thought it was unusual that he was up so late at night.
It is probably not uncommon for the two to be considered twin sisters.
Unusually, it seems I will get a large amount of money for an easy job.
He chanced on a rare book at a second-hand bookstore.
We saw many unusual plants in the botanical garden.
A protagonist as plain and ordinary as him is rare indeed.
It is not rare for him to make such a mistake.
Because they are ancient items, it is rare for them to function perfectly.
Actually, my father recently acquired a rare statue.
However, cases where the person themselves desires it are very rare.
How did you come by those rare books?
Some people keep rare animals as pets.
Acquisitions using shares instead of cash are not uncommon.
He told the children about his adventures in Africa.
Nowadays it isn't unusual for a woman to travel alone.
So, does that mean monkeys are actually rare in this world?
There were tough battles and failures, but for me, this is a rare, complete victory.
Paying attention to others was an extremely rare thing for him.
Unusually for the genius boy who always overflowed with confidence, his voice was trembling.
She was unusually flustered, and no sooner had she blushed than she looked away.