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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

特とく性せい

tokusei

characteristic, trait

Example sentences

  1. 石鹸せっけんは汚よごれを落おとす特性とくせいがある。

    Soap has the property of removing dirt.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. しかし、この制度せいどは地域ちいきの特性とくせいを余あまりにも無視むししたため、失敗しっぱいした。

    This system, however, ended in failure because it neglected regional characteristics to an inappropriate extent.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. ブタはある特性とくせいを人間にんげんと共有きょうゆうしている。

    Pigs share certain characteristics with human beings.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 特性

  • 特specialOnトク
  • 性sex; genderOnセイ・ショウKunさが

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