滅多に (めったに) — seldom, rarely, hardly ever
滅多に
seldom
Frequency #7333
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
3 characters
混合 mixed
Mixed compound — combines different reading types in a pattern that doesn't fit the standard categories.
adverb
Part of speech (JMdict: adv)
mettani
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
めったに[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- seldom
- rarely
- hardly ever