Entry
  1. I-adjective (keiyoushi)

    rare

    Usually written using kana alone

    ビーバーは人に危害を加えることはめったにない。
    Beavers rarely inflict damage on people.

Also written 滅多にない【めったにない】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish

Kun
ほろ.びるほろ.ぶほろ.ぼす
On
メツ
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1222 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 43

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-10SKIP code
3a10.26The Kanji Dictionary
3315.0Four corner code
359deroo
6ec5Unicode hex code
1-44-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2660Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3279New Nelson (John Haig)
660New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
812Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
475Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
606Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
365Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
390Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1387A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1228Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
18008Morohashi
1848A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1338Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1421Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1488Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1642Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1500Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1237Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
371Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mie4Pinyin reading
myeolKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
43WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

many, frequent, much

Kun
おお.いまさ.にまさ.る
On
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
139 of 2500
Radical
evening
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-3, 3-3-3SKIP code
0a6.5The Kanji Dictionary
2720.7Four corner code
2560deroo
591aUnicode hex code
1-34-31JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1169Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1127New Nelson (John Haig)
2170New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2694Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1372Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1858Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
108Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
113Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
161A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
347Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
181Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5756Morohashi
163A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
229Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
229Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
108sakade
39Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
180henshall3
129Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
128crowley
104Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.8busy_people
405Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
110Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
duo1Pinyin reading
daKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

Kun
な.い
On
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
274 of 2500
Radical
fire
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-10, 2-8-4SKIP code
4d8.8The Kanji Dictionary
8033.1Four corner code
2340deroo
7121Unicode hex code
1-44-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2773Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3439New Nelson (John Haig)
2135New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2648Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1351Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1832Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1775Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1913Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
227A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1789Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
386Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19113Morohashi
796A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
93Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
93Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
723sakade
715Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
620henshall3
600Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
179crowley
400Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1280Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1791Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wu2, mo2Pinyin reading
muKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level