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特殊

とくしゅ

special, unique

Mnemonic

Set apart and then set apart again, which is more than merely unusual. The same took とく as 特に, and what they took can do something nobody else can: とくしゅ.

Worth knowing

特別 とくべつ is special as in singled out for treatment. 特殊 is special as in of a different kind altogether.

Built from

special
牛 cow + 寺 temple
special, particular
歹 the bare bones radical on the left. Set apart from the rest, and once it meant set apart by dying.

Words sharing these kanji

specially, particularly special, extraordinary

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