JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
特 means special, particular. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 10 strokes, read とく. It is built from 2 parts: 牛 (cow), 寺 (Buddhist temple). It appears in 特別 (special) and 特に (particularly).
特 is written in 10 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
特 breaks into 2 parts.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 特別 | とくべつ | special |
| 特に | とくに | particularly |
| 特急 | とっきゅう | limited express (train faster than an express) |
These use 牛 or 寺 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.
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