事こと珍めずらしMeanings1shiku-adjective (archaic)unusual; rare; curiousarchaicArchaic shiku adjective. In modern Japanese, this meaning is expressed by 珍しい (めずらしい). Found only in classical or highly literary contexts.古こ典てんでは「ことめずらしきもの」のように使つかわれる。In classical texts, it is used like ことめずらしきもの (a rare thing).