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How to say 'Unique' in Japanese | 特有

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The Japanese word for Unique is 'Tokuyuu', written as 特有 in Japanese.'Unique' in hiragana is とくゆう.

    word

    特有

    Meaning

    Unique

    Reading

    とくゆう

    tokuyuu

    Kanji

    特Special 有Exist

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjective '特有 (とくゆう)' means 'unique' or 'peculiar to'. It is used to describe something that is characteristic or distinctive to a particular thing, place, or group. This adjective often implies that the characteristic is not found elsewhere or is specific to the subject being described. For example: This plant is unique to Japan「この植物は日本特有です」(このしょくぶつはにほんとくゆうです). The culture has its own unique customs「その文化には特有の習慣がある」(そのぶんかにはとくゆうのしゅうかんがある).

    Part Of Speech

    adjective

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    6231

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 特有

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    特

    Meaning

    Special

  • kanji

    有

    Meaning

    Exist

Words Related to 特有 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

    特許

    Meaning

    Patent

  • word

    特性

    Meaning

    Characteristic

  • word

    特権

    Meaning

    Privilege

  • word

    特色

    Meaning

    Feature, Characteristic

  • word

    独特

    Meaning

    Unique

  • word

    特殊

    Meaning

    Special, Unique

Words Related to 特有 Through the Kanji 有

These 25 Words contain the Kanji 有 as well.

  • word

    有る

    Meaning

    Exist

  • word

    有名

    Meaning

    Famous

  • word

    所有

    Meaning

    Ownership

  • word

    有り難う

    Meaning

    Thanks

  • word

    有効

    Meaning

    Effective

  • word

    有する

    Meaning

    Possess

  • word

    有りのまま

    Meaning

    As it is

  • word

    共有

    Meaning

    Sharing, Joint ownership

  • word

    有り難い

    Meaning

    Rare, Grateful

  • word

    有力

    Meaning

    Influential

  • word

    保有

    Meaning

    Possession

  • word

    有利

    Meaning

    Advantageous

  • word

    固有

    Meaning

    Inherent

  • word

    有

    Meaning

    Existence

  • word

    有無

    Meaning

    Existence, Non existence

  • word

    有料

    Meaning

    Fee

  • word

    有能

    Meaning

    Capable

  • word

    有機

    Meaning

    Organic

  • word

    有益

    Meaning

    Beneficial

  • word

    有限

    Meaning

    Limited

  • word

    有り様

    Meaning

    State, Condition

  • word

    有害

    Meaning

    Harmful

  • word

    有り

    Meaning

    Existence

  • word

    有望

    Meaning

    Promising

  • word

    有毒

    Meaning

    Poisonous

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