Word Meaning 特定

とくてい tokutei

特定 is read as とくてい (tokutei) and means specific.

Meaning

English

  1. specific
  2. particular
  3. designated
  4. special
  5. specifying
  6. designating
  7. identifying
  8. pinpointing

Reading

Kana

とくてい

Romaji

tokutei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 不特定 Rank 2153 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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特定子

とくていし

designator

特定外来生物

とくていがいらいせいぶつ

introduced species (esp. invasive species as defined by law)

特定少年

とくていしょうねん

18 and 19-year olds (legally adults but covered by the 2022 Juvenile Act)

特定動物

とくていどうぶつ

animals designated as dangerous by Japanese law

特定アジア

とくていあじあ

Asian countries with alleged strong anti-Japanese sentiment (i.e. China, South Korea and North Korea)

特定フロン

とくていふろん

specified CFCs

不特定

ふとくてい

unspecified

特定保健用食品

とくていほけんようしょくひん

food for specified health uses (e.g. cholesterol reduction)

特定独立行政法人等の労働関係に関する法律

とくていどくりつぎょうせいほうじんとうのろうどうかんけいにかんするほうりつ

Act on Labor Relationship of Specified Independent Administrative Agency, etc. (2002)

特定健康保険組合

とくていけんこうほけんくみあい

Specific insurance Society for the retired

特定非営利活動促進法

とくていひえいりかつどうそくしんほう

Act on Promotion of Specified Non-profit Activities

特定外来生物防止法

とくていがいらいせいぶつぼうしほう

Invasive Alien Species Act (2004)

Example Sentences

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けいさつはじこのげんいんをとくていした。

The police identified the cause of the accident.

The witness identified the thief in the police lineup.

Weight gain is a common side-effect of certain psychiatric medications.

Do you get heartburn after eating certain foods?

By using four types of metal, specific frequency resonance is suppressed.

Are you guys aware that in certain areas, there are more than just economic disparities?

2ch, where there are many posts praising specific companies, or, conversely, denigrating their rivals.

There were assassination theories but it was not clear who would have killed him and for what reason. Even now the truth about his death is unclear.

Subscribers can play across phones, tablets, and computers, with certain games supporting multiplayer access and cloud sync.

In the case of language, however, it is only the ability to talk and understand that we inherit genetically; the particular language or languages that we speak are passed on to us not by genetic transmission but by cultural transmission.