takes genitive case の, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. uncommon, rare, extraordinary, matchless.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
希代 きたい
希代 きだい
稀代 きたい
稀代 きだい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hope, beg, request
キ まれ ケ (4th, N2)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
linen, cloth, spread
フ ぬの し.く (5th, N2)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)
substitute, change, convert
ダイ か.わる よ (3rd, N4)
human radical (no. 9)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)