希少 (きしょう, kishou) Japanese meaning: scarce | Kotomoraだ
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Water is scarce in this region.
The price of rare metals is rising.
Usage patterns
希少な〈物〉a scarce/rare resource, species, item, etc.
Many rare plants live in this region.
〈物〉は希少だsomething is scarce/in short supply
This mineral is extremely scarce.
〈物〉には希少価値があるsomething has rarity value
Old stamps have rarity value.
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
