珍めずらしもの

also: めずらしもん

Meanings

rare item; unusual thing

Refers to something that is not commonly seen or found; can be used for objects, occurrences, or people with a unique quality.

この店みせには珍めずらしものがたくさんある。
This shop has many rare items.
彼かれはいつも珍めずらしものを集あつめている。
He is always collecting unusual things.

Kanji

珍rare, curious, strange
物thing, object, matter

Related words

珍めずらしい
珍しい is the adjective meaning 'rare' or 'unusual', while 珍しもの is the noun form referring to the rare item itself.

Written forms

珍めずらしものUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for the reading めずらしもの.
珍し物
- めずらしもの
  Alternate kanji spelling; also used for the reading めずらしもん.
- めずらしもん
  Colloquial reading variant; the もん ending is a casual contraction of もの.
めずらしもん
Kana spelling for the colloquial reading めずらしもん.

Etymology

Compound of 珍し (めずらし, stem of adjective 珍しい 'rare') + 物 (もの, 'thing'). The colloquial variant めずらしもん reflects a common sound change where もの becomes もん in casual speech.