特有

とくゆう

characteristic (of, peculiar (to))

What does 特有 mean?

特有 is a Japanese noun meaning characteristic (of, peculiar (to)) in English. It is written as 特有 in kanji, とくゆう in hiragana, and tokuyuu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

この習慣は日本に特有のものである。

This custom is peculiar to Japan.