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GrammarJLPT N1
distinctive of
Expressionの-Adjective

Definitions

  1. 1. distinctive of
  2. 2. characteristic of
  3. 3. but
This expression means "unique to" or "only possible with/for." It is used to highlight something special that could only exist because of a particular person, place, or thing, as in "something only Tokyo has to offer."

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Example sentences

Sentence 1

You can see this many stars only because we're deep in the mountains!

Sentence 2

How do you even put a craftsman's intuition into words?

Sentence 3

She showed me a photo and said, "This clarity is something only snow country can offer."

Sentence 4

That staging was pure theater magic — you just can't get that anywhere else.

Sentence 5

The energy at the morning market is something only a port town has!