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滅多に
めったに
N3
adverb
Meanings
1
rarely (with neg. verb)
2
seldom
3
rarely
Example sentence
彼はほとんど滅多に映画を見にいかない。
He seldom, if ever, goes to see the movies.
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Kanji in this word
滅
Destroy, Ruin, Overthrow
13 strokes
多
Many, Frequent, Much
6 strokes
More words with
滅
滅びる
ほろびる ·
to be ruined
N1
滅ぼす
ほろぼす ·
to destroy
N1
絶滅
ぜつめつ ·
destruction
N3
全滅
ぜんめつ ·
annihilation
N1
滅亡
めつぼう ·
Full entry on Jisho
downfall
N1
壊滅
かいめつ ·
(complete) destruction
破滅
はめつ ·
ruin
自滅
じめつ ·
self-destruction
More words with
多
幾多
いくた ·
many
N1
多様
たよう ·
diversity
N1
多忙
たぼう ·
busy
N1
多少
たしょう ·
a little (same as 少し (すこし))
N3
多分
たぶん ·
perhaps
N5
多数決
たすうけつ ·
majority rule
N1
多い
おおい ·
many
N5
多角
たかく ·
many-sided
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