漢字道KANJIDO

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チン
Kun
めずら.しい・たから
Meaning
rare; curious

Origin

ORIGIN

玉 "jade" with 㐱: a jade seldom seen — rare, curious.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

チン珍客・珍重・珍妙
めずらしい珍しい・珍しさ・珍しがる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 珍味ちんみ

    a delicacy

  • 珍重ちんちょう

    prizing highly

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

この土地の珍しい花を見た。

I saw a rare flower of this region.

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