独自(どくじ)

どくじ
na-adjective
original; unique; proprietary
descriptive
1. original; unique; distinctive
Having characteristics that are one's own; not copied from others.
独自(どくじ)の方法(ほうほう)で解決(かいけつ)する。
To solve it with a unique method.
独自(どくじ)の文化(ぶんか)を持(も)っている。
To have a distinctive culture.
独自(どくじ)技術(ぎじゅつ)を開発(かいはつ)する。
To develop proprietary technology.

独自(どくじ) is a na-adjective meaning unique, original, or proprietary - something distinctively one's own.

Forms

独(どく) (alone) + 自(じ) (self) - literally "of one's own."

  • 独自(どくじ)の + noun: unique/original [noun]
  • 独自(どくじ)に: independently (adverb)

Common collocations

Similar: 特有(とくゆう) (characteristic), 固有(こゆう) (inherent).

Related Words

Synonym: 独特(どくとく) (unique, distinctive)
Synonym: 特有(とくゆう) (characteristic)
Synonym: 固有(こゆう) (inherent)
Compare: 唯一(ゆいいつ) (only, sole, unique)
Compare: 唯一無二(ゆいいつむに) (one and only)
Compare: 独創(どくそう) (originality)
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Added 2026.1.16 17:18 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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