珍
珍

rare, curious, strange

9 strokesFrequency 1,330JLPT N2Grade 8

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チン

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めずら.しいたから

Nanori

じん

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Common Words

珍しいめずらしい～い Adj.Freq #775
1

rare; uncommon; unusual; curious

Examples
これは珍しい種類の魚です。
This is a strange kind of fish.
2

new; novel

3

fine; nice; splendid; precious

物珍しいもの珍しいものめずらしい～い Adj.Freq #14808
1

curious; strange; unusual

Examples
町の人達は物珍しそうに私を見た。
The townspeople looked curiously at me.
珍妙ちんみょうNoun～な Adj.Freq #21752
1

queer; odd; fantastic

珍ちんNoun～な Adj.Freq #27303
1

rare

Examples
あの珍本をどうやって手に入れたのですか。
How did you come by those rare books?
2

strange; odd; peculiar; curious

珍獣ちんじゅうNounFreq #31424
1

rare (or peculiar) animal

珍味ちんみNounFreq #36707
1

delicacy; dainties

Examples
フグは日本の珍味だ。
Blowfish is a delicacy in Japan.
珍重ちんちょうNoun～する VerbFreq #38738
1

prizing; valuing highly; esteeming

ちんぷんかんぷんチンプンカンプン《珍紛漢紛》《珍糞漢糞》Noun～な Adj.Usually kanaFreq #39729
1

unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon; gobbledygook

Examples
その理論は私にはちんぷんかんぷんだ。
The theory is too abstract for me.
珍奇ちんきNoun～な Adj.Freq #44366
1

strange; rare; novel; curious

物珍しげにものめずらしげにAdverbFreq #44451
1

with curious eyes; curiously

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