希代

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
たい
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
稀代

Etymology

is a daiyōji replacing .

Pronunciation

Adjective

()(たい) (kitaiきたい (kitai)?-na (adnominal ()(たい) (kitai na), adverbial ()(たい) (kitai ni))

  1. once-in-a-lifetime rare
    稀代(きたい)天才(てんさい)
    kitai no tensai
    once-in-a-lifetime genius

Inflection

Noun

()(たい) (kitaiきたい (kitai)?

  1. once-in-a-lifetime rarity

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN