Meaning of 希少 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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希少, 稀少
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Kana Readingきしょう
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Romajikishō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- scarce; rare
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Example Sentences
希少, 稀少, きしょう used in context
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Salt was a rare and costly commodity in ancient times.
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The importation of rare wild animals to this country is strictly prohibited.
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おそらく長期にわたって首都を襲った自然災害のため、この時代に関する現存する記録はことに希少である。
Records are particularly scarce for this era, perhaps owing to a long series of natural disasters which befell the capital.
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hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal
On: キ, ケ
Kun: まれ
7 strokes
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