珍

rare

Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingチン

Kun readingめずら.しい、たから

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

rareRtK
彼は珍しい古書を見つけた。He hit on a rare old book.tatoeba
彼は珍しいことだが、かんしゃくを起こしていた。He was, which was rare for him, in a bad temper.tatoeba
curious
strange

odd
peculiar

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical玉jade

Components

How it's built

珍

Mnemonic (RtK)

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king (王) · jewel (玉) · ball (玉) · parasol · umbrella · shape

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1859

Compound words

珍しいめずらしい

rare; uncommon; unusual; curious; new

珍重ちんちょう

prizing; valuing highly; esteeming

unexpected (but welcome) visitor

珍什ちんじゅう

rare article

珍獣ちんじゅう

rare (or peculiar) animal

satin with raised figures

英和対訳袖珍辞書えいわたいやくしゅうちんじしょ

A Pocket Dictionary of the English and Japanese Language (1862)

Additional Examples

彼は昔、押し入れの中には珍しい生き物が住んでいると彼女に嘘をついたのでした。

He once lied and told her a rare creature lived in her closet.tatoeba

彼は子供たちにアフリカでの珍しい経験について話した。

He told the children about his adventures in Africa.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 珍

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