JLPT N2 · な-adjective

稀 (mare)

稀 (まれ, mare) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “rare; seldom”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: まれ
Romaji: mare
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

rare; seldom · な-adjective · usually written in kana

Example sentences

チャンスというものはいずれにしても、まれにしかない。

Chances come rarely in any case.

Tatoeba #202966

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

Conjugation of 稀

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	稀だ	まれだ mareda
Present (polite)	稀です	まれです maredesu
Negative	稀じゃない	まれじゃない marejanai
Past	稀だった	まれだった maredatta
Negative past	稀じゃなかった	まれじゃなかった marejanakatta
Te-form	稀で	まれで marede
Before a noun	稀な	まれな marena
Adverb (~ni)	稀に	まれに mareni

Kanji in 稀

稀

rare, phenomenal, dilute (acid)キ・ケ・まれ・まばら · 12 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1604280 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.