珍 — kanji meaning “rare”
珍
rare, curious, strange
- Meanings
- rare, curious, strange
- On'yomi
- チン (chin)
- Kun'yomi
- めずら.しい、たから
- Name readings
- じん
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1330 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 96
- Chinese reading
- zhēn — Chinese character page
Words with 珍
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 珍しい | めずらしい mezurashii | rare; uncommon; unusual |
| 珍味 | ちんみ chinmi | delicacy; dainties |
| 珍重 | ちんちょう chinchou | prizing; valuing highly; esteeming |
| 珍品 | ちんぴん chinpin | curio; rare article |
| 珍事 | ちんじ chinji | strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event |
| 珍妙 | ちんみょう chinmyou | queer; odd; fantastic |
| 珍獣 | ちんじゅう chinjuu | rare (or peculiar) animal |
| 頓珍漢 | とんちんかん tonchinkan | absurdity; contradiction; incoherence |
| 珍奇 | ちんき chinki | strange; rare; novel |
| 珍宝 | ちんぽう chinpou | rare treasure |
| 珍客 | ちんきゃく chinkyaku | unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest |
| 珍説 | ちんせつ chinsetsu | odd theory; strange view; absurd opinion |
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