Word Meaning 滅多に

めったに metta ni

滅多に is read as めったに (metta ni) and means rarely.

Meaning

English

  1. rarely
  2. seldom

Reading

Kana

めったに

Romaji

metta ni

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 13444 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

滅多

めった

seldom

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

多方面に

たほうめんに

at many levels

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.

We seldom have snow here.

Tom seldom snores.