Word Meaning 独特

どくとく dokutoku

独特 is read as どくとく (dokutoku) and means understood only by oneself.

Meaning

English

  1. understood only by oneself
  2. peculiarity
  3. uniqueness
  4. characteristic

Reading

Kana

どくとく

Romaji

dokutoku

Writing Variants

  • 独得 どくとく dokutoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Synonyms 個性的,固有,特有,独自,ユニーク Antonyms 共通 Rank 1109 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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)

独り言

ひとりごと

soliloquy

独り歩き

ひとりあるき

taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.)

独自

どくじ

independent

独立

どくりつ

independence (e.g. of a nation)

独裁

どくさい

running (a company, etc.) despotically

独身

どくしん

single

独占

どくせん

hogging

独断

どくだん

dogmatism

独学

どくがく

self-education

独り占め

ひとりじめ

hogging

Example Sentences

10

かれのかんがえかたにはどくとくのみりょくがある。

His way of thinking has a unique charm.

He writes unique poems, doesn't he?

This is a custom peculiar to Japan.

This flower has a scent all its own.

The picture has a charm of its own.

The practice is peculiar to Japan.

The lemon has a flavor all of its own.

This style of cooking is peculiar to China.

He is a man of individual humor.

Tom has a distinctive scar under his right eye.