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滅多

滅多

Japanese

Kanji in this term
めつ > めっ
Grade: S

Grade: 2
on'yomi

Adjective

滅多 (-na inflection, hiragana めった, romaji metta)

  1. thoughtless, inconsiderate, excessive
    滅多 (めった)なことを ()うな!
    Metta na koto o iu na!
    Don't say such thoughtless things! → Don't be talking stupid!
  2. rare, infrequent, seldom (when followed by a negative; compare the English construction not + too much)
    ここは滅多 (めった) (ゆき) ()りません。
    Koko wa metta ni yuki wa furimasen.
    It rarely snows here.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9