まれ【稀】 - mare | eevy Japanese Dictionary

Word Pronunciation

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。

chansuto iu monowa izureni shitemo marenishika nai.

Chances come rarely in any case.

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Usually Written in Kana

Written Form

稀 kanji, 12 strokes rare

Other Forms

希 kanji, 7 strokes hope

19 Variants Available

Essential 7 items

まれじゃない

marejanai

The negative form

1. Not rare.; Not unusual.

★ Common

Adjective

#177985

まれじゃなかった

marejanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't rare; Wasn't scarce

★ Common

Adjective

#507672

まれだ

mareda

The plain form used to end a sentence

1. Rare; Scarce

★ Common

Adjective

#34758

まれだった

maredatta

The past form

1. Was rare; Was thin

★ Common

Adjective

#138776

まれで

marede

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. Rare; Uncommon

★ Common

Adjective

#25517

まれな

marena

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Rare; Sparse

★ Common

Adjective

#8064

まれに

mareni

Adverbial form: modifies a verb/adjective

1. Rarely; Sometimes

★ Common

Adjective

#20014

Common 8 items

まれじゃありません

marejārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not rare.; It's not uncommon.

★ Common

Adjective

#808487

まれじゃありませんでした

marejārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not rare.; Was not uncommon.

★ Common

Adjective

#1197915

まれじゃないです

marejanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not common.; It's unusual.

★ Common

Adjective

#461914

まれじゃなかったです

marejanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't rare.; Wasn't unusual.

★ Common

Adjective

#1197915

まれでした

maredeshita

The polite past form

1. Was rare.; Was scarce.

★ Common

Adjective

#207084

まれです

maredesu

The polite form

1. Rare; Uncommon

★ Common

Adjective

#57005

まれでわありません

maredewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Is not rare.; Is not uncommon.

★ Common

Adjective

#1197915

まれでわありませんでした

maredewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not rare.; Was not uncommon.

★ Common

Adjective

#1197915

Advanced 4 items

まれだったら

maredattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when rare; If/when scarce

★ Common

Adjective

#419536

まれだろう

maredarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Rarely; Unlikely

★ Common

Adjective

#279533

まれであれば

maredeareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If rare; When rare

★ Common

Adjective

#487955

まれなら

marenara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If rare; When rare

★ Common

Adjective

#255236

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