JLPT N4 · Noun

特急 (tokkyuu)

特急 (とっきゅう, tokkyuu) is a Japanese noun meaning “limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required)”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: とっきゅう
Romaji: tokkyuu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required) · noun · abbreviation · used by JR, Seibu, Kintetsu, etc.
limited express (train making a limited no. of stops) · noun · abbreviation · used by Keiō, Keikyu, Hankyū, Hanshin, etc.
great hurry · noun

Example sentences

時計がおくれていたので、私は特急にのりそこねた。

As my watch was slow, I missed the special express.

Tatoeba #150518

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 特急

specialトク · 10 strokes

hurry, emergency, suddenキュウ・いそ.ぐ・いそ.ぎ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 特急.

特にとくにparticularly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

Source: JMdict entry 1454750 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.