Word Meaning 滅多

めった metta

滅多 is read as めった (metta) and means seldom.

Meaning

English

  1. seldom
  2. rare
  3. excessive
  4. immoderate
  5. extreme
  6. ordinary
  7. usual
  8. common

Reading

Kana

めった

Romaji

metta

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 7741 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

滅多に

めったに

rarely

滅多打ち

めったうち

showering with blows

滅多刺し

めったざし

stabbing repeatedly

滅多矢鱈

めったやたら

reckless

滅多斬り

めったぎり

hacking to pieces

滅亡

めつぼう

downfall

滅びる

ほろびる

to go to ruin

滅ぼす

ほろぼす

to destroy

滅私

めっし

selflessness

博多

はかた

Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)

Example Sentences

10

I rarely see them.

Tsunamis are very rare.

Tom rarely sings.

Tom seldom laughs.

I seldom eat at home.

Tom seldom travels.

We seldom sing.

He seldom goes to church.

I seldom go to art museums.

We seldom have snow here.