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Words — 17 found

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1. rare; seldom​Usually written using kana alone
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希 【まれ】
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Adverb (fukushi)
1. by chance; by accident; accidentally; happen to (be, do); unexpectedly; casually​Usually written using kana alone
  • とお通り
  • を
  • ある歩いていた
  • とき
  • 、
  • わたし私
  • は
  • たまたま
  • きゅうゆう旧友
  • に
  • であ出会った
  • 。
Walking along the street, I happened to meet my old friend.
Adverb (fukushi)
2. occasionally; once in a while; now and then​Usually written using kana alone, See also たまに
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偶偶 【たまたま】、偶 【たまたま】、適 【たまたま】
Notes
偶々: Rarely-used kanji form. 偶偶: Rarely-used kanji form. 偶: Rarely-used kanji form. 適: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Adverb (fukushi)
1. rarely; seldom​with neg. verb
Notes
滅多に: Ateji (phonetic) reading.
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Adverb (fukushi)
1. occasionally; once in a while; now and then​Usually written using kana alone
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適に 【たまに】
Notes
適に: Rarely-used kanji form.
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient; seldom; rare​
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尠い 【すくない】、寡い 【すくない】
Notes
尠い: Rarely-used kanji form. 寡い: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Adverb (fukushi)
1. once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals​
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時偶 【ときたま】
Notes
時偶: Rarely-used kanji form.
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なつらはち 泣き面に蜂
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. making matters worse; adding insult to injury; bees to a tearful face​Idiomatic expression
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泣きっ面に蜂 【なきっつらにはち】
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1. thoughtless; reckless; careless; rash​
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
2. ordinary; usual; common​usu. with a neg. sentence
Prefix
3. excessive; indiscriminate​See also めった打ち, See also めった切り
Notes
滅多: Ateji (phonetic) reading.
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)​Usually written using kana alone
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • えいがかん映画館
  • に
  • い行く
  • こと
  • は
  • まずない
  • 。
He seldom, if ever, goes to the cinema.
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先ず無い 【まずない】
Notes
先ず無い: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Adverb (fukushi)
1. coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; accidentally; randomly​Usually written using kana alone
Adverb (fukushi)
2. rarely; unusually; seldom; once in a while​Usually written using kana alone
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めったみ 滅多に見られない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. rarely seen; uncommon​
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めったに見られない 【めったにみられない】
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のうないぬたかぼ 能無し犬の高吠え
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. jealous complaint; the loud bark of a talentless dog​Idiomatic expression
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能なし犬の高吠え 【のうなしいぬのたかぼえ】
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1. beauties die young; beauty and luck seldom go together​Yojijukugo (four character compound)
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1. men seldom live to be seventy; few people live to be seventy​from Du Fu
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1. beauty and fortune seldom go together; the beautiful die young​Yojijukugo (four character compound)
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1. good scholars are seldom rich​
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とんやおろ そうは問屋が卸さない
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1. things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; the wholesaler won't sell it like that​Idiomatic expression
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そうは問屋がおろさない 【そうはとんやがおろさない】
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Sentences — 70 found

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    • じんるい人類
    • が
    • これほど
    • の
    • さいがい災害
    • を
    • けいけん経験
    • した
    • こと
    • は
    • ほとんど
    • なかった
    • 。
    Seldom have human beings experienced such a disaster. — Tatoeba
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