希代

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 希代, read here as きたい, describes something as exceptionally remarkable or rare.
• Basic usage: It is used to make a strong judgment about a storyteller’s ability or an idea remembered for generations.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A stronger judgment than 珍しい
  • 珍しい broadly covers things that are unusual or unfamiliar in everyday life. In 希代の語り手, 希代 strongly praises the person as rare in their age.