Illustration: In a Japanese community pottery workshop, finished teapots sit on a drying shelf, most with familiar rounded bodies, ordinary handles, and short spouts. One participant proudly presents a functional teapot shaped like a seated octopus: a curled arm forms the handle and another becomes the spout.

JLPT N2na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

ユニーク

yuniiku

unique, unusual

Example sentences

  1. 会社かいしゃにパンタロンとアロハシャツを着きてくる彼かれは、かなりユニークな存在そんざいだ。

    He’s a pretty unique guy, wearing bell bottoms and Hawaiian shirts to the office.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれのユニークな建築けんちくスタイルの誕生たんじょうについての歴史的研究れきしてきけんきゅうである。

    This is a historical examination of the birth of his unique architectural style.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 日本人にっぽんじんがユニークであるのは、主おもに自分じぶんたちがユニークだと信しんじているからである。

    What makes the Japanese unique is primarily their belief that they are unique.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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