Japanese Conversation · Level 78
76 words
Japanese word
特定
Pronunciation
Romajitokutei
Meaning
- nounspecific
Example
特定の店を選びます。toku tei no mise o era bi ma su
I choose a specific store.
More examples
私は特定の人にだけ知らせます。watashi wa toku tei no hito ni da ke shi ra se ma su
I will tell only specific people.
Core concept
It narrows a broad range to the clearly defined item or group that matters in a situation.
Common phrases
特定の人toku tei no hito
a specific person
特定の場所toku tei no ba sho
a specific place
特定の店toku tei no mise
a specific store
Similar words
指定shitei: A person or thing selected or marked for a particular purpose.
限定gentei: A restriction that confines something to a defined range or group.
個別kobetsu: An individual case or item considered separately from others.
Definition in Japanese
あいまいなままにせず、対象を一つまたは一定の範囲に絞ってはっきり定めること。a i ma i na ma ma ni se zu tai shō o hito tsu ma ta wa it tei no han i ni shibo tte ha kki ri sada me ru ko to
Word origin
特定 (tokutei) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 特 (toku, "special") and 定 (tei, "settle or determine"), linking distinctness with a fixed target.
Usage tips
- 特定の人 (tokutei no hito) means a particular person rather than people in general, even when the person's name is not given.
Other meanings
- particularnoun
- designatednoun
Opposites
- 不特定futokuteiunspecifiednoun
Related words
- 特定するtokuteisuruidentifyverb