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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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Mine a sentence — saw 滅多に in the wild?
Kanji in this word
滅
Destroy, Ruin, Overthrow
13 strokes
多
Many, Frequent, Much
6 strokes
More words with
滅
消滅
しょうめつ ·
extinction
絶滅
ぜつめつ ·
destruction
N3
撲滅
ぼくめつ ·
eradication
破滅
はめつ ·
ruin
滅茶苦茶
めちゃくちゃ ·
absurd
滅亡
めつぼう ·
Full entry on Jisho
downfall
N1
壊滅
かいめつ ·
(complete) destruction
自滅
じめつ ·
self-destruction
More words with
多
多数
たすう ·
large number (of)
多角
たかく ·
many-sided
多様
たよう ·
diversity
N1
多少
たしょう ·
a little (same as 少し (すこし))
N3
最多
さいた ·
most (numerous)
多額
たがく ·
large (amount of money)
大多数
だいたすう ·
great majority
多彩
たさい ·
colourful
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