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独特 (どくとく): peculiarity, uniqueness, characteristic — Japanese vocabulary

独特 is read どくとく and means "peculiarity, uniqueness, characteristic". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

独特

Reading
どくとく · dokutoku
Translation
peculiarity, uniqueness, characteristic
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
どくとくが

Example

彼らは独特の文化を持っていた。

かれらはどくとくのぶんかをもっていた。

They had a culture of their own.

Kanji in this word

  • 独 — alone, independent
  • 特 — special

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