Vocabulary

What does 固有 (こゆう, koyuu) mean?

固有 (こゆう, koyuu) means inherent, characteristic, peculiar (to).

Quick facts
Readingこゆう
Romajikoyuu
Part of speechno-adjective, na-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
こゆう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkoyuu

inherent, characteristic, peculiar (to)

  1. 1no-adjective · na-adjective characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in)
  2. 2noun prefix eigen-

Example sentences

  • Proper nouns are written with a capital letter.

  • This animal is a species endemic to Japan.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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