also: きゆう
na-adjective, noun
Describes something that is seldom encountered or exceptional. Often used in formal or literary contexts to emphasize scarcity.
これは稀有なケースです。
This is a rare case.
彼の才能は稀有だ。
His talent is rare.
Variant spelling using 希, which also carries a sense of rarity but is less common for this word.
Alternate reading きゆう with variant kanji; rarely used.
Compound of 稀 (rare) and 有 (exist), literally 'rarely existing'. The reading けう is the standard on'yomi; きゆう is an older or alternate reading.