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貴重 (きちょう): precious, valuable — Japanese vocabulary

貴重 is read きちょう and means "precious, valuable". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

貴重

Reading
きちょう · kichou
Translation
precious, valuable
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
きちょうが

Example

友人ほど貴重な宝はほとんどない。

ゆうじんほどきちょうなたからはほとんどない。

Few treasures are worth as much as a friend.

Kanji in this word

  • 貴 — noble, precious
  • 重 — heavy, important

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