JLPT N2 · 9 strokes
Kanji 珍: "rare, curious, strange"
The kanji 珍 means "rare, curious, strange". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read チン in on'yomi and めずら.しい, たから in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
めずら.しいたから
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | rare, curious, strange |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1330 of 2,501 |
Common words with 珍
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 珍しいrare; uncommon; unusual; curious · new; novel
- 物珍しいcurious; strange; unusual
- 珍妙queer; odd; fantastic
- 珍rare · strange; odd; peculiar; curious
- 珍獣rare (or peculiar) animal
- 珍味delicacy; dainties
- 珍重prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
- 珍奇strange; rare; novel; curious
- 物珍しげにwith curious eyes; curiously
- 珍客unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
- 頓珍漢absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
- 珍事strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event · grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident
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