めずらしい vs. まれ：You Must Know Study Them Right Now!

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めずらしい vs. まれ：You Must Know Study Them Right Now!

What is the difference between “めずらしい(mezurashii) and まれ(mare)”? Which is often used in daily conversations? After reading this, you would be answering this question. Let me introduce what their subtle differences are and how you correctly use them such as native speakers today!

めずらしい (mezurashii) and まれ (mare)

Rare, Not very common / 少见, 稀有，罕见 / 희귀하다, 보기 드물다 / hiếm có, hiếm có

“めずらしい(mezurashii) and まれ(mare)” mean “Rare or Not very common” and which has been used as the meaning of “very unusual”. The basic ways to use it are that “___はめずらしい/まれだ。(___ is rare./___ is not very common.)”, etc. For instance, “それはめずらしい/まれだ。(That’s is rare.)”, “このケーキはめずらしい/まれだ。(This cake is rare.)”, “この車くるまはめずらしい/まれだ。(This car is not very common./___ is rare.)”, etc. The tips for using them are that basically, they are the same meaning, however, “めずらしい” is often used in daily conversations as casual, polite and formal. And “まれ” is used as polite and formal. So, “まれ” sounds a little bit formal. I usually hear “めずらしい” from Japanese than “まれ”. Everyone could use them as casual and polite such as “この車くるまはめずらしいよ。(This car is rare.)” as casual and “この車くるまはめずらしいです/まれです。(This car is rare.)” as polite and formal.

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Sample

yuka

あのケーキってめずらしいよね？食たべたいなー。 (That cake is rare, isn’t that? I wanna have it.) (那蛋糕很少见对吧？我好想吃它。) (그 케이크 좀처럼 보기 힘들지? 먹고 싶네~) (Cái bánh đó rất hiếm đúng không nhỉ? Tôi muốn ăn nó quá đi.)

tatsuya

この車くるまはめずらしいですか？ (Is this car rare?) (这车很少见吗？) (이 차는 희귀한가요?) (Chiếc xe hơi này rất hiếm phải không?)

yuka

東京とうきょうでこんなに雪ゆきが降ふるなんてめずらしいです。 (It’s rare to see this much snow in Tokyo.) (在东京很少见会下那么大的雪。) (도쿄에서 이렇게 눈이 오는 건 드문 일입니다.) (Rất hiếm khi tuyết rơi nhiều thế này ở Tokyo.)