“Characteristic” in Japanese
Short answer
Characteristic in Japanese is “固有” (koyuu). Full meaning: characteristic, traditional, peculiar, inherent, native, eigen-.
Other ways to say “Characteristic” in Japanese
特色
tokushoku characteristic, feature, idiosyncrasy, personal colour; spot color
特質
tokushitsu characteristic, feature, special quality
標数
hyousuu characteristic (of a ring or field in algebra)
特有
tokuyuu characteristic (of), peculiar (to)
メルクマール
merukumaaru characteristic
自分らしい
jibunrashii characteristic, like oneself, worthy of oneself
特徴
tokuchou feature, trait, characteristic, peculiarity, distinction
独特
dokutoku peculiarity, uniqueness, characteristic; understood only by oneself
特徴的
tokuchouteki distinctive, characteristic
指数部
shisuubu exponent portion, characteristic (e.g. in floating-point representation)
性癖
seiheki disposition, inclination, characteristic, idiosyncrasy, propensity; sexual disposition, fetish
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