JLPT N4 · い-adjective

珍しい (mezurashii)

珍しい (めずらしい, mezurashii) is a Japanese い-adjective meaning “rare; uncommon”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: めずらしい
Romaji: mezurashii
Word class: い-adjective
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

rare; uncommon; unusual; curious · い-adjective
new; novel · い-adjective
fine; nice; splendid; precious · い-adjective

Example sentences

これは珍しい種類の魚です。

This is a strange kind of fish.

Tatoeba #218188

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 珍しい

い-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present	珍しい	めずらしい mezurashii
Negative	珍しくない	めずらしくない mezurashikunai
Past	珍しかった	めずらしかった mezurashikatta
Negative past	珍しくなかった	めずらしくなかった mezurashikunakatta
Te-form	珍しくて	めずらしくて mezurashikute
Adverb (~ku)	珍しく	めずらしく mezurashiku
Conditional (~ba)	珍しければ	めずらしければ mezurashikereba

Kanji in 珍しい

珍

rare, curious, strangeチン・めずら.しい・たから · 9 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1431850 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.