Lingaku珍しい【めずらしい】
Frequency rank: 742.
- unusual; rare; curious
- new; novel
- fine (e.g. gift)
adjective (keiyoushi)
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- unusual; rare; curious
- new; novel
- fine (e.g. gift)
This meaning refers to something that is not commonly found or seen. It emphasizes the scarcity or uniqueness of an item or situation.
His story was unusual and interesting.
This meaning conveys something that is fresh, innovative, or recently introduced. It suggests a quality of being different from what is already known.
This meaning expresses the quality of being excellent or of high standard, often used to describe gifts or items that are particularly nice.
The food at that restaurant was fine and delicious.
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A protagonist as plain and ordinary as him is rare indeed.
This autumn I am, unusually, watching many drama series.
He was, which was rare for him, in a bad temper.
He once lied and told her a rare creature lived in her closet.
He told the children about his adventures in Africa.
He chanced on a rare book at a second-hand bookstore.
He was in a bad mood, which was rare for him.
I thought it unusual that he was up so late at night.