特有|とくゆうtokuyuu[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjective, na-adjectivecharacteristic (of); peculiar (to)
   この習慣しゅうかんは日本にっぽんに特有とくゆうのものである。↗

   This custom is peculiar to Japan.

• Synonym独特どくとくNeutralDescribes a style or quality that stands out from others, as in 「独特な雰囲気」 or 「独特な発想」; 「特有」 stresses a quality only that thing has.
• Synonym固有こゆうNeutralRefers to what a thing has had from the outset, as in 「日本固有の文化」; the emphasis is on its being originally inherent.
• Synonym特殊とくしゅNeutralMeans special in the sense of exceptional, as in 「特殊な事情」; the emphasis is on being an exception.
• Related独自どくじNeutralCovers one's own distinctive approach or acting independently, as in 「独自の技術」 and 「独自に調査する」; 「特有」 stresses what only it has.
• Related特別とくべつNeutralMeans special, as in 「特別な日」; the nuance is simply differing from the everyday, not a quality unique to the thing.
• Related特異とくいNeutralDescribes something strikingly unusual, as in 「特異な才能」; it leans toward written, formal prose.
• Related特徴的とくちょうてきNeutralSays something is distinctive and easy to spot, as in 「特徴的な形」; the focus is on conspicuousness rather than exclusivity.
• Related一種独特いっしゅどくとくNeutralA set phrase for something with its own distinctive air, as in 「一種独特の味」.
• Antonym共通きょうつうNeutralThe direct opposite of 「特有」: shared by, or applying equally to, multiple people or things.
• Antonym普遍ふへんNeutralAlso an antonym: universal, holding true across the board rather than belonging to one thing alone.

Use 「特有」 for a quality only that thing has, as in 「子ども特有の発想」 or 「この地方特有の病気」. For a distinctive style pick 「独特」, for what is inherent from the start 「固有」, for exceptions 「特殊」. 「共通」 and 「普遍」 are the opposites.

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1. そのものだけが特別とくべつに備そなわっていること。