Japanese symbol for “characterize”
特徴付ける
とくちょうづける
Romaji: tokuchouzukeru
to make characteristic; to characterize
In Japanese, characterize is 特徴付ける, read とくちょうづける (tokuchouzukeru).
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Meanings
- v1 to make characteristic; to characterize
Written forms: 特徴付ける、特徴づける. Readings: とくちょうづける.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “characterize”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 特色づける | とくしょくづける tokushokuzukeru | to distinguish; to mark; to differentiate |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 特に | とくに tokuni | particularly; especially; in particular |
| 特別 | とくべつ tokubetsu | special; particular; extraordinary |
| 独特 | どくとく dokutoku | peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic |
| 特徴 | とくちょう tokuchou | feature; trait; characteristic |
| 特定 | とくてい tokutei | specific; particular; designated |
| 特殊 | とくしゅ tokushu | special; particular; peculiar |
| 象徴 | しょうちょう shouchou | symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation |
| 徴収 | ちょうしゅう choushuu | collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy |
| 付近 | ふきん fukin | neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity |
See also: Chinese symbol for “characterize”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.