稀 — kanji meaning “rare”
稀
rare, phenomenal, dilute (acid)
- Meanings
- rare, phenomenal, dilute (acid)
- On'yomi
- キ (ki)、ケ (ke)
- Kun'yomi
- まれ、まばら
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2232 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 115
- Chinese reading
- xī — Chinese character page
Words with 稀
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 稀代 | きだい kidai | uncommon; rare; extraordinary |
| 稀覯 | きこう kikou | rare (book, manuscript, etc.) |
| ごく稀 | ごくまれ gokumare | extremely rare |
| 稀覯本 | きこうぼん kikoubon | rare book |
| 稀崩壊 | きほうかい kihoukai | rare decay |
| 稀に見る | まれにみる marenimiru | rare; extraordinary; singular |
| 珍稀 | ちんき chinki | unusual; rare |
| 稀有元素 | きゆうげんそ kiyuugenso | rare element |
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