滅多に (Mettani) is a Japanese adverb meaning “rarely, seldom”.
Meanings
- adverbrarely; seldomwith neg. verb
Examples
彼はめったに諦めぬ。
He rarely gives up.
彼はめったに働かない。
He hardly ever works.
彼は滅多に遊びに来ない。
He seldom comes to see me.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).