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特色

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

特色 — “distinctive feature, characteristic, special quality”

特色 (read とくしょく) means distinctive feature, characteristic, special quality. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list.

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とくしょく

Meaning

distinctive feature, characteristic, special quality

特色 in a sentence

地方ちほうの特色とくしょく。

The distinctive character of the region.

The kanji in 特色

特special
色color

Words that share a kanji with 特色

特別とくべつ— special, particular
特にとくに— especially, particularly
特別にとくべつに— specially, exceptionally
特急とっきゅう— limited express (train)
特徴とくちょう— feature, characteristic, distinctive point
独特どくとく— unique, distinctive, peculiar
特殊とくしゅ— special, particular, peculiar
特長とくちょう— special feature, strong point, merit

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