Japanese symbol for “exclusivity”
独占
どくせん
Romaji: dokusen
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity
In Japanese, exclusivity is 独占, read どくせん (dokusen).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity
- n, vs, vt hogging; keeping to oneself
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 独特 | どくとく dokutoku | peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic |
| 独自 | どくじ dokuji | original; unique; distinctive |
| 独立 | どくりつ dokuritsu | independence; self-reliance; supporting oneself |
| 孤独 | こどく kodoku | solitude; loneliness; isolation |
| 独身 | どくしん dokushin | unmarried; single |
| 占領 | せんりょう senryou | occupying; having (an area) all to oneself |
| 占い | うらない uranai | fortune-telling; divination |
| 占い師 | うらないし uranaishi | diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer |
See also: Chinese symbol for “exclusivity”.
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