JLPT N1 · な-adjective

独自 (dokuji)

独自 (どくじ, dokuji) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “original; unique”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: どくじ
Romaji: dokuji
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

original; unique; distinctive; characteristic; peculiar · noun taking の, な-adjective, noun
independent; one's own; personal · noun taking の, な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

どの民族も独自の神話を持っている。

Every nation has its own myths.

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

Conjugation of 独自

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	独自だ	どくじだ dokujida
Present (polite)	独自です	どくじです dokujidesu
Negative	独自じゃない	どくじじゃない dokujijanai
Past	独自だった	どくじだった dokujidatta
Negative past	独自じゃなかった	どくじじゃなかった dokujijanakatta
Te-form	独自で	どくじで dokujide
Before a noun	独自な	どくじな dokujina
Adverb (~ni)	独自に	どくじに dokujini

Kanji in 独自

独

single, alone, spontaneouslyドク・トク・ひと.り · 9 strokes

自

oneselfジ・シ・みずか.ら・おの.ずから · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 独自.

独身どくしんunmarried独特どくとくpeculiarity独立どくりつindependence独りひとりone person独り言ひとりごとsoliloquy孤独こどくsolitude独裁どくさいdictatorship独占どくせんmonopoly独創どくそうoriginality単独たんどくsole自分じぶんmyself自転車じてんしゃbicycle自動車じどうしゃcar自由じゆうfreedom

Source: JMdict entry 1455810 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.