漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
稀: rare, phenomenal
Also: dilute (acid)
JLPT N112 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
禾 carries the meaning · 希 is drawn in
12 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
キki · on'yomi · in compounds
- 稀少きしょうscarce; rare
- 稀世きせいrare; uncommon
まれmare · kun'yomi · on its own
- 稀まれrare; seldom
Also read ケ, まばら, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“The harvest is ready! Imagine a field of golden rice bowing its head in the autumn breeze.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · xī
Same form: 稀 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 稀 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 稀 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xī most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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