JLPT N3 · Noun

特徴 (tokuchou)

特徴 (とくちょう, tokuchou) is a Japanese noun meaning “feature; trait”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: とくちょう
Romaji: tokuchou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction · noun

Example sentences

毛深いまゆ毛が彼の顔の特徴だった。

His bushy brows accented his face.

Tatoeba #80180

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

Kanji in 特徴

特

specialトク · 10 strokes

徴

indications, sign, omenチョウ・チ・しるし · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 特徴.

特にとくにparticularly特急とっきゅうlimited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required)特別とくべつspecial特長とくちょうstrong point独特どくとくpeculiarity特殊とくしゅspecial特色とくしょくcharacteristic特定とくていspecific特売とくばいspecial sale特技とくぎspecial skill特産とくさんbeing produced in a particular region特集とくしゅうfeature (e.g. newspaper)特有とくゆうcharacteristic (of)特許とっきょpatent

Source: JMdict entry 1455170 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.