How to say 'Patent' in Japanese | 特許

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The Japanese word for Patent is 'Tokkyo', written as 特許 in Japanese.'Patent' in hiragana is とっきょ.

word

特許

Meaning

Patent

Reading

とっきょ

tokkyo

Kanji

特Special 許Permit, Allow

Explanation

The Japanese noun '特許 (とっきょ)' refers to a 'patent', which is an exclusive right granted for an invention. This term is commonly used in legal, business, and technological contexts. A patent allows the holder to prevent others from making, using, or selling the invention without permission. For example: He applied for a patent「彼は特許を申請した」(かれはとっきょをしんせいした). This technology is protected by a patent「この技術は特許で保護されている」(このぎじゅつはとっきょでほごされている). The word can also appear in compound terms like '特許権 (とっきょけん)' (patent rights) or '特許庁 (とっきょちょう)' (patent office).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3237

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 特許

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

特

Meaning

Special

kanji

許

Meaning

Permit, Allow

Words Related to 特許 Through the Kanji 特

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 特 as well.

word

特に

Meaning

Especially

word

特別

Meaning

Special

word

特徴

Meaning

Feature

word

特急

Meaning

Express

word

特定

Meaning

Specification

word

特性

Meaning

Characteristic

word

特権

Meaning

Privilege

word

特有

Meaning

Unique

word

特色

Meaning

Feature, Characteristic

word

独特

Meaning

Unique

word

特殊

Meaning

Special, Unique

Words Related to 特許 Through the Kanji 許

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 許 as well.

word

許す

Meaning

Permit, Forgive

word

免許証

Meaning

License

word

免許

Meaning

License

word

許可

Meaning

Permission

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'Tokkyo' means 'Patent' .

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