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珍

rare, curious, strange

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes9

Readings

On'yomi

  • チン

Kun'yomi

  • めずら.しい
  • たから

Nanori

  • じん

Meaning

珍 centers on something being uncommon and therefore noteworthy: rare, curious, or strange. The idea is that it stands out from the ordinary.

Most common words using 珍

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  • 珍しいめずらしい
    N4

    rare; uncommon; unusual; curious

  • 珍ちん

    rare

  • 珍妙ちんみょう

    queer; odd; fantastic

  • 珍味ちんみ

    delicacy; dainties

  • 珍事ちんじ

    strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event

  • 珍獣ちんじゅう

    rare (or peculiar) animal

  • 珍重ちんちょう

    prizing; valuing highly; esteeming

  • 頓珍漢とんちんかん

    absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance

  • 珍品ちんぴん

    curio; rare article

  • 物珍しいものめずらしい

    curious; strange; unusual

  • 珍奇ちんき

    strange; rare; novel; curious

  • 珍宝ちんぽう

    rare treasure

  • 珍客ちんきゃく

    unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest

  • 珍説ちんせつ

    odd theory; strange view; absurd opinion

  • 七珍しっちん

    the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli)

  • 七珍万宝しっちんまんぽう

    the seven treasures and many other precious things; all the treasures in the world

  • 事珍しことめずらし

    unusual; rare; curious

  • 八珍はっちん

    eight delicacies

  • 別珍べっちん

    velveteen

  • 安珍清姫あんちんきよひめ

    (The Story of) Anchin & Kiyohime; The Hidaka River Legend

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Etymology

珍 combines 王 (jade) with 㐱, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of something precious or rare. The exact historical development of 㐱 is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 王 (jade) suggests something precious, and the right side 㐱 looks like a rare, intricate pattern. Together they point to a rare treasure.

Reading mnemonic

For チン, imagine a rare chinaware vase: chin -> チン, and the vase is a precious, curious object.