Word details

滅多に

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 滅多に.

Dictionary

Entry

滅多にったにAdverbFreq #6119
1

With neg. verb

rarely; seldom

Examples
今、私はめったに映画を見に行きません。
Now I seldom go to the movies.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish

13 strokesFrequency 1,222JLPT N1Grade 8

On

メツ

Kun

ほろ.びるほろ.ぶほろ.ぼす

many, frequent, much

6 strokesFrequency 139JLPT N4Grade 2

On

Kun

おお.いまさ.にまさ.る

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