ChiramiN4 kanji · 10 strokes
特 means special
特
牛 bull
特Memory trick
A prize bull (牛) picked out from the herd: special.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- special
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- Grade 4 in Japan
From Chinese (onyomi) トク toku
トク (toku) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
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Common word
特別 とくべつ · tokubetsu
special, particular
Built from
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牛 Used in 15 kanji
寸 Used in 47 kanji
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What does 特 mean?
Right: 特 means special.Not quite: 特 means special.In 特別, 特 is read とく. Which kind of reading is that?
Right. 特別 is read とくべつ (tokubetsu): 特 takes トク, its reading from Chinese. It's the only reading 特 has.Not quite. 特別 is read とくべつ (tokubetsu): 特 takes トク, its reading from Chinese. It's the only reading 特 has.