Vocabulary

What does 独特 (どくとく, dokutoku) mean?

独特 (どくとく, dokutoku) means unique, distinctive.

Quick facts
Readingどくとく
Romajidokutoku
Part of speechnoun, no-adjective, na-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
どくとく
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondokutoku

unique, distinctive

  1. 1noun · no-adjective · na-adjective peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
  2. 2noun · no-adjective · na-adjective understood only by oneself

Example sentences

  • This dish has a unique taste.

  • She has a unique way of thinking.

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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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