JLPT N1 · な-adjective

固有 (koyuu)

固有 (こゆう, koyuu) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “characteristic (of); peculiar (to)”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: こゆう
Romaji: koyuu
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); endemic; unique (to) · noun taking の, な-adjective
eigen- · prefix noun

Example sentences

羽は鳥に固有のものだ。

Feathers are peculiar to birds.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 固有

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	固有だ	こゆうだ koyuuda
Present (polite)	固有です	こゆうです koyuudesu
Negative	固有じゃない	こゆうじゃない koyuujanai
Past	固有だった	こゆうだった koyuudatta
Negative past	固有じゃなかった	こゆうじゃなかった koyuujanakatta
Te-form	固有で	こゆうで koyuude
Before a noun	固有な	こゆうな koyuuna
Adverb (~ni)	固有に	こゆうに koyuuni

Kanji in 固有

固

harden, set, clotコ・かた.める・かた.まる · 8 strokes

有

possess, have, existユウ・ウ・あ.る · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 固有.

固まるかたまるto harden固定こていfixing (in place)頑固がんこstubborn固めるかためるto harden有るあるto be有名ゆうめいfamous有無うむexistence or nonexistence有効ゆうこうvalid有能ゆうのうable有利ゆうりadvantageous有機ゆうきorganic有料ゆうりょうfee-charging有難いありがたいgrateful有ゆうexistence

Source: JMdict entry 1266730 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.