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“Peculiarity” in Japanese

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独特 dokutoku どくとく

Peculiarity in Japanese is “独特” (dokutoku). Full meaning: peculiarity, uniqueness, characteristic; understood only by oneself.

Other ways to say “Peculiarity” in Japanese

どくとく dokutoku peculiarity, uniqueness, characteristic; understood only by oneself 一癖 hitokuse trait, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy 病癖 byouheki bad habit, peculiarity, weakness 癖 kuse habit (usu. a bad one), tendency; peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, mannerism, quirk; crease, wrinkle, curl, kink 特異性 tokuisei singularity, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, specificity 特殊性 tokushusei special characteristics, peculiarity, distinctiveness 一風 ippuu oddity, eccentricity, peculiarity グセ guse habit (usu. a bad one), tendency; peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, mannerism, quirk; crease, wrinkle, curl, kink ぐせ guse habit (usu. a bad one), tendency; peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, mannerism, quirk; crease, wrinkle, curl, kink 独得 dokutoku peculiarity, uniqueness, characteristic; understood only by oneself 特徴 tokuchou feature, trait, characteristic, peculiarity, distinction

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