Definition of 珍しい (めずらしい)

めずら

珍しい

めずらしい

mezurashii

adjective
1.
unusual, rare, curious
2.
new, novel
3.
fine (e.g. gift)
Other readings:
珍らしい【めずらしい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
Related Kanji
珍 rare, curious, strange
Conjugations
adjective
Plain
Polite
Negative
Negative (Polite)
Present Indicative - Non-past, present and future tense
珍しい
めずらしい
mezurashii
珍しいです
めずらしいです
mezurashiidesu
珍しくない
めずらしくない
mezurashikunai
珍しくありません
めずらしくありません
mezurashikuarimasen

珍しくないです
めずらしくないです
mezurashikunaidesu
Past Indicative - Perfective, past-tense
珍しかった
めずらしかった
mezurashikatta
珍しかったです
めずらしかったです
mezurashikattadesu
珍しくなかった
めずらしくなかった
mezurashikunakatta
珍しくありませんでした
めずらしくありませんでした
mezurashikuarimasendeshita

珍しくなかったです
めずらしくなかったです
mezurashikunakattadesu
Volitional - We will.., We intend to.., Lets..
珍しかろう
めずらしかろう
mezurashikarou
Presumptive - Probably.. Maybe..
珍しいだろう
めずらしいだろう
mezurashiidarou
te-form
珍しくて
めずらしくて
mezurashikute
Adverb
珍しく
めずらしく
mezurashiku
Provisional - Hypothetical conditional, If (hypothetical)..
珍しければ
めずらしければ
mezurashikereba
珍しくなければ
めずらしくなければ
mezurashikunakereba
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Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 51 results)

Let me show you many things which will be novel to you

This autumn I am, unusually, watching many drama series

Can you obtain this rare book for me

かびん
花瓶
めずら
珍しい
はな
花
I see a rare flower in the vase

That's unusual

Some people keep rare animals as pets

わたし
私
みせ
店
めずら
珍しい
きって
切手
I came upon a rare stamp at that store

He happened to catch sight of a rare butterfly

I'm coming to your party and bringing you an unusual present

Such a case is not uncommon today

It is remarkable that he said nothing at all

かれ
彼
めずら
珍しい
こしょ
古書
He hit on a rare old book

It is remarkable for her not to understand

まちなか
町中
、
めずら
珍しい
もの
物
I found something interesting in the town

かれ
彼の
しゅみ
趣味
めずら
珍しい
しゅうしゅう
収集
His hobby is collecting strange butterflies

Where did you come across the rare stamps

かれ
彼
はやお
早起き
めずら
珍しい
It's unusual for him to get up early

さい
際
めずら
珍しい
わだい
話題
ひつよう
必要
You don't have to come up with an unusual topic for your speech

わたし
私
ふるほんや
古本屋
ぐうぜん
偶然
めずら
珍しい
ほん
本
I ran across a rare book in a secondhand bookstore

It is rare that he should make such a mistake
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