珍ちん

na-adjective, noun

rarity; rare; unusual

Refers to something rare or unusual, often as a noun in set phrases or compounds rather than as a freely used everyday adjective.

• 宴えんの席せきには山さん海かいの珍ちんが並ならんだ。

  Rare delicacies from land and sea were laid out at the banquet.

• 棚たなには世せ界かい各かく地ちの珍ちん品ぴんが並ならんでいる。

  Rare items from around the world are lined up on the shelves.

na-adjective, noun

strange; odd; curious; peculiar

Used for something odd, curious, or amusingly unusual; in current Japanese this sense is especially visible in compounds such as 珍事件, 珍回答, and 珍プレー.

• 彼かれの珍ちん回かい答とうに、教きょう室しつ中じゅうが笑わらった。

  The whole classroom laughed at his odd answer.

• 地じ元もと紙しがその珍ちん事じ件けんを大おおきく取とり上あげた。

  The local paper gave prominent coverage to the curious incident.