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特 – special
10 strokesTaught in grade 4#234 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary
The kanji 特 means special. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is トク (toku). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 牛 (no. 93).
Stroke order
Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | トク | toku |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 牛 (Kangxi radical 93). Components: 牛・寸・土.
Words using 特
特にとくにparticularly特急とっきゅうlimited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required)特別とくべつspecial特徴とくちょうfeature特長とくちょうstrong point独特どくとくpeculiarity特殊とくしゅspecial特色とくしょくcharacteristic特定とくていspecific特売とくばいspecial sale特技とくぎspecial skill特産とくさんbeing produced in a particular region特集とくしゅうfeature (e.g. newspaper)特有とくゆうcharacteristic (of)特許とっきょpatent特権とっけんprivilege特派とくはsend specially
Example sentences
Kanji with the same radical
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