(こゆう)

こゆう
na-adjective
inherent; peculiar; unique
1. inherent; peculiar; unique to
Being distinctive to or characteristic of something; not shared with others.
日本(にほん)固有(こゆう)文化(ぶんか)(まな)ぶ。
To learn about culture unique to Japan.
この地域(ちいき)固有(こゆう)動物(どうぶつ)がいる。
There are animals endemic to this region.
固有(こゆう)名詞(めいし)大文字(おおもじ)(はじ)まる。
Proper nouns begin with a capital letter.

固有(こゆう) is a na-adjective meaning inherent, unique to, or peculiar to something.

FORMS:

  • 固有(こゆう)の + noun: unique to ~
  • 固有(こゆう)な + noun: (less common)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 固有(こゆう)名詞(めいし): proper noun (grammar)
  • 固有(こゆう)(しゅ): endemic species
  • 固有(こゆう)文化(ぶんか): unique culture
  • 固有(こゆう)問題(もんだい): inherent problem
  • 固有(こゆう)(): eigenvalue (mathematics)

PATTERN:

X固有(こゆう)の Y: Y unique/inherent to X

  • 日本(にほん)固有(こゆう)文化(ぶんか): culture unique to Japan
  • この地域(ちいき)固有(こゆう)動物(どうぶつ): animals endemic to this region

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 独特(どくとく): distinctive, peculiar
  • 特有(とくゆう): characteristic of, peculiar to
  • ユニーク: unique (loanword)