希有

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 希有 – see 稀有 (“unusual; uncommon; rare”).
(This term is a variant form of 稀有).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
希 有
け
Grade: 4
う
Grade: 3
goon
Alternative spelling
稀有

Etymology

希 (ke, “rare”) +‎ 有 (u, “exist”).

希 is a daiyōji replacing 稀.

Pronunciation

Adjective

希(け)有(う) • (keu) -na (adnominal 希(け)有(う)な (keu na), adverbial 希(け)有(う)に (keu ni))

  1. rare
    Synonyms: 稀 (mare), 珍しい (mezurashii)

Conjugation

Noun

希(け)有(う) • (keu) 

  1. strange, unexpected
    Synonyms: 不思議 (fushigi), 意外 (igai), とんでもない (tondemonai)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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