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I cannot differentiate the meaning of 特有 and 固有. The following 2 sentences
seem to be (roughly) identical in their meaning.

> A: 合気道は日本特有の武道である。
>
> B: 合気道は日本固有の武道である。

Both means:

> _Aikido is a martial art that is peculiar to Japan._

# Question

What are the main differences between 特有 and 固有? Please give me some examples.
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The main differences between 特有 and 固有
I'd translate like:

> A: 合気道は日本特有の武道である。  
>  _Aikido is a martial art that is **characteristic** to Japan._
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> B: 合気道は日本固有の武道である。  
>  _Aikido is a martial art that is **indigenous** to Japan._

特有 means something X that belongs to Y has unique feature not commonly seen in
similar things that belong to others than Y; thus we can translate it as
_special_ or _distinctive_. 固有, on the other hand, tells X belongs to Y by
nature and never to others; thus the translation will be _proper_ or
_inherent_.
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I think the answer of broccoli forest is perfectly correct.

I'll tell you the difference between the two words based on the 漢字｛かんじ｝
_kanji_ s used in 固有｛こゆう｝ _koyuu_ and 特有｛とくゆう｝ _tokuyuu_.

> 固有 = 固 + 有, and 特有 = 特 + 有
>
>   * 有 means 存在｛そんざい｝する or 保有｛ほゆう｝する which means "to exist" or "to
> have/possess".
>   * 固 has many meanings, but in this case it means 元｛もと｝より _motoyori_ which
> means "from the beginning/start".
>   * 特 means そのものだけ特別｛とうべつ｝/特殊｛とくしゅ｝ which means "to be special only for
> it/the thing".
>

As a whole, 固有 means 元｛もと｝より存在｛そんざい｝する or 元｛もと｝より保有｛ほゆう｝する or "existing/having
from the beginning", which means "inherent", on the other hand, 特有｛とくゆう｝ means
そのものだけに特別｛とくべつ｝に存在｛そんざい｝する or "existing/having only for it", which means
"characteristic".
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