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    3. 希少

    希少

    希き少しょう

    scarce

    KMT7News #16+1Noun, AdjectiveNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab11 strokes

    稀少

    きしょう

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    scarce, rare

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    この切きっ手ては希き少しょうだ。

    This stamp is rare.

    KMT5Daily Life
    希き少しょうな動どう物ぶつを守まもるための活かつ動どうが行おこなわれている。

    Activities are being carried out to protect rare animals.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentAnimals
    希き少しょうな植しょく物ぶつが自じ生せいする森もりを訪おとずれた。

    I visited a forest where rare plants grow naturally.

    KMT7Nature & Environment
    希き少しょうな資し源げんの有ゆう効こう活かつ用ようが求もとめられている。

    The effective utilization of scarce resources is being sought.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentBusiness & Finance
    その地ち域いきでは、希き少しょうな鉱こう物ぶつが採さい掘くつされることで知しられている。

    That region is known for the mining of rare minerals.

    KMT8Nature & EnvironmentScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    希
    まれ・こいねが.う…(4)
    hope・beg・request・pray・beseech…(5)
    少
    すく.ない・すこ.し…(1)
    few・little
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