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物珍しい (ものめずらしい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
i-adjective
curious ; strange ; unusual
Describes something that catches one's attention because it is unfamiliar or out of the ordinary. Often used when encountering something for the first time.
彼かれ は 物もの 珍めずら し そう に 周まわ り を 見み 回まわ し た 。
He looked around with a curious expression, as if everything was new to him.
Written forms 物もの 珍めずら しい Usage 63%
もの 珍めずら しい Usage 26%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; less common but still encountered.
ものめずらしい Usage 11%
Kana spelling; used when avoiding kanji or for emphasis.
Similar words 珍めずら しい 珍しい simply means 'rare' or 'uncommon', while 物珍しい emphasizes the feeling of novelty or curiosity about something unfamiliar.
好こう 奇き 心しん 好奇心 is a noun meaning 'curiosity' as a trait, whereas 物珍しい is an adjective describing the quality of being novel and attention-grabbing.
Etymology Compound of 物 (もの, 'thing') + 珍しい (めずらしい, 'rare, unusual'). The prefix 物- adds a nuance of 'somehow' or 'vaguely', giving the sense of something that feels novel or curious.
