Japanese symbol for “specificity”
特異性
とくいせい
Romaji: tokuisei
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
In Japanese, specificity is 特異性, read とくいせい (tokuisei).
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Meanings
- n singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
Kanji and stroke order
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 |
| 異常 | いじょう ijou | abnormal; unusual; extraordinary |
| 異性 | いせい isei | the opposite sex |
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
See also: Chinese symbol for “specificity”.
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.