JLPT N1 · な-adjective

特有 (tokuyuu)

特有 (とくゆう, tokuyuu) 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: とくゆう
Romaji: tokuyuu
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

characteristic (of); peculiar (to) · noun taking の, な-adjective

Example sentences

この習慣は日本に特有のものである。

This custom is peculiar to Japan.

Tatoeba #221250

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

Conjugation of 特有

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	特有だ	とくゆうだ tokuyuuda
Present (polite)	特有です	とくゆうです tokuyuudesu
Negative	特有じゃない	とくゆうじゃない tokuyuujanai
Past	特有だった	とくゆうだった tokuyuudatta
Negative past	特有じゃなかった	とくゆうじゃなかった tokuyuujanakatta
Te-form	特有で	とくゆうで tokuyuude
Before a noun	特有な	とくゆうな tokuyuuna
Adverb (~ni)	特有に	とくゆうに tokuyuuni

Kanji in 特有

特

specialトク · 10 strokes

有

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 特有.

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特徴とくちょうfeature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)特許とっきょpatent

Source: JMdict entry 1455370 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.