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“Characteristic quality” in Japanese

Short answer
本領 honryou ほんりょー

Characteristic quality in Japanese is “本領” (honryou). Full meaning: characteristic quality, special character, one's real ability, one's specialty; one's function, one's duty; fief, inherited estate.

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