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特徴的

Reading

Kana: とくちょうてき
Romaji: tokuchōteki
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Definition

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characteristic

Kanji

Reading: トク
Meaning: special
Readings: チョウ、 チ、 しるし
Meanings: indications, sign, omen, symptom, collect, seek, refer to, question
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending

Example Sentences

丁寧(ていねい)物腰(ものごし)日本人(にっぽんじん)特徴的(とくちょうてき)だ。
➥A polite manner is characteristic of Japanese people.
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田中(たなか)さんの特徴的(とくちょうてき)(くせ)()(みみ)(うら)()ねている。
➥Mrs Tanaka's characteristic curly hair was sticking up behind her ear.
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ある(たね)行動(こうどう)はその少年(しょうねん)特徴的(とくちょうてき)だ。
➥That kind of behavior is characteristic of the boy.
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