How to say "localized" in Japanese

• 局部的きょくぶてき
  na-adjectiveThe general word for something confined to a part of a larger whole, such as pain in one spot or rainfall over a limited area; a natural choice for everyday senses of 'localized'.
• 限局性げんきょくせい
  no-adjectiveA medical term for something confined to a circumscribed spot, as of a lesion or inflammation; seldom the word you want for everyday 'localized'.
• 局地的きょくちてき
  na-adjectiveDescribes phenomena confined to a particular locality — rain falling only in one area, or a geographically limited distribution or outbreak; a natural choice for weather-related 'localized'.
  局地的きょくちてきな大雨おおあめだったらしいけど、行いかなくて正解せいかいだったよ。↗

  I'm glad we didn't go there because there were some localized heavy rain showers.
• 局所的きょくしょてき
  na-adjectiveCovers local effects on a specific part, partial scope, and topical application as of medicine; useful when 'localized' means acting at the site concerned rather than everywhere.

Choose 局部的 for something confined to a part of a body or area, 局地的 for weather or phenomena confined to one locality, 局所的 for local or topical effects, and 限局性 for medical lesions described as circumscribed.

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• 局部的きょくぶてきlocalized (pain, rainfall, etc.)
• 限局性げんきょくせいlocalized
• 局地的きょくちてきlocal (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.)
• 局所的きょくしょてきlocal