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固有

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Kana: こゆう
Romaji: koyuu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-

Kanji

Readings: コ、 かた.める、 かた.まる、 かた.まり、 かた.い
Meanings: harden, set, clot, curdle
Readings: ユウ、 ウ、 あ.る
Meanings: possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx

Example Sentences

(はね)(とり)固有(こゆう)のものだ。
➥Feathers are peculiar to birds.
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言語(げんご)人間(にんげん)固有(こゆう)性質(せいしつ)である。
➥Language is a specifically human characteristic.
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生存(せいぞん)本能(ほんのう)はあらゆる生物(せいぶつ)固有(こゆう)のものである。
➥The instinct for survival is inherent in every living thing.
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それは日本(にっぽん)固有(こゆう)習慣(しゅうかん)だ。
➥That is a custom proper to Japan.
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その問題(もんだい)はこのシステムに固有(こゆう)のものだ。
➥The problems are inherent in this system.
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日本(にっぽん)北方領土(ほっぽうりょうど)日本(にっぽん)固有(こゆう)のものにしたがっている。
➥Japan claims the Northern Territories for its own.
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