Keyword
special
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
?
KankenLevel 7
Heisig261
Readings
とく
(90%)
とっ
(9%)
Composed of
cow
Buddhist temple
Mnemonic

Only the most special cow is invited to the Buddhist temple.

Used in vocabulary (527 in total)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
special; particular; peculiar; unique
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
specialization; specialisation
privilege; special right
distinctive; characteristic
special make; deluxe
unique; peculiar; singular
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
special training; intensive training; crash course
special skill
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
special case; exception
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
patent; special permission; license; licence
local specialty; special product (of a region)
special seat; box seat
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
special investigation department
special envoy
setting up specially; special installation
unspecified large number (of people)
special duty
worthy of special mention
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
characteristic; feature; special quality
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
scholarship student
singularity; singular point
high grade; special grade; classy
special ward; special economic zone (China); special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)
special committee; ad hoc committee
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu; genre of live-action film or television that makes heavy use of practical special effects
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
special sale; bargain sale
first class plus; extra special
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
special mention
special promotion (in rank or grade)
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
specialized; specialised; boutique
special radio or television programme; television special
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
strong point; forte; merit; strength
exceptional measures; measures for exceptional cases; preferential measure
(special) correspondent (e.g. for a newspaper); representative; delegate
specially appointed professor
special law; special exception law
special feature article
special award; special prize
special needs school; special support school
intensive training; extra hard training
bank transfer scam; telephone banking fraud
exclusive news; scoop
local specialty; special product (of a region)
special investigation
Act on the Protection of Specially Designated Secrets; Secret Information Protection Act
special exhibition (at museum, etc.)
special mention
extra-large portion; extra-sized serving
striking effect (e.g. of a remedy); dramatic results; special effect; special effects; SFX
special attack unit; kamikaze unit; suicide squad
special measure; special measures
special prosecutor (e.g. United States); special counsel
specially designated secret
special economic zone
nothing in particular; none in particular
aggravated breach of trust
special (case, etc.); exceptional; extraordinary
unique; peculiar; special
specially appointed; appointed temporarily for a specific task
special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
special effects makeup
special price; bargain price
special prize
special program; special programme
special quality, class or grade
special precautions; special vigilance
Patent Office; Patent Agency
superhero in a tokusatsu TV show (e.g. Ultraman, Kamen Rider)
special ward; administrative subdivision of a prefecture that has a directly elected mayor and assembly; special economic zone (in China); special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong); special district (of a nation with a federal structure)
special lecturer; guest lecturer
tokkōfuku; type of long jacket worn by bōsōzoku biker gang members, etc.
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
emergency demands; special procurement (particularly in time of war)
secret military agency; secret service
site (e.g. room, building) especially prepared for a meeting (event, etc.)
Act on Specified Commercial Transactions
highly concentrated; thick; rich; dark
extra-large portion; extra-sized serving
unspecified; random; indefinite
special committee
special agent; special investigator
special adoption; plenary adoption; adoption in which the relationship with the biological parents is dissolved
special measures law
special treatment; priority
to make characteristic; to characterize
discount price; special offer price
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
leader of a special attack unit (esp. kamikaze units in WWII); person who charges in first against opponents (esp. in a bōsōzoku gang)
special contract; special agreement; rider (insurance)
special pardon; (general) amnesty
special Diet session; special session of the Diet; Diet session required to be convoked within thirty days of a general election
especially dangerous designated criminal group; especially dangerous designated boryokudan
special investigation headquarter
introduced species (esp. invasive species as defined by law)
extra charge; specially reduced charge; reduced rate
special position in the civil service (exempted from application of the Local Public Service Act)
limited-express ticket (usu. needed in addition to a basic fare ticket); special-express ticket
intensive-care old people's home
special kind
putting (a person deemed especially dangerous) on the nationwide wanted list; issuing a nationwide arrest warrant for a dangerous suspect or criminal
express parcel delivery
patent filing fee; patent maintenance fee; royalty; patent usage fee
prominence; superiority
special number; special issue
special functioning hospital (category of hospitals that can provide highly advanced care); advanced treatment hospital
distinguished professor (unofficial title awarded by the institution itself)
specially bound edition; edition (of a manga book, etc.) with an included extra (e.g. a booklet, toy, CD)
specially equipped; customized; customised
ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary
food for specified health uses (e.g. cholesterol reduction); FOSHU; designated health food
spy; special agent; covert operative
special viewing platform (even higher viewing platform)
send specially; special envoy
special grade article; superfine brand
to distinguish; to mark; to differentiate; to characterize
custom-made article; specially made article
special precautions; heightened vigilance
patent application; patent filings
bonus footage (e.g. behind-the-scenes interviews)
special order; custom order
semigovernmental corporation
specific area; specified region; designated area
special cash payment (e.g. during the COVID-19 pandemic)
identifying an individual; pinpointing an individual
special class for disabled children; special needs class
specialized equipment; specialized machinery
idiopathic; spontaneous
extra-curricular activities; special activities
technological singularity; singularity
specially appointed lecturer (associate professor, etc.)
special attack unit; suicide squad; kamikaze unit
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
special administrative region (of China; e.g. Hong Kong); SAR
to make characteristic; to characterize
auxiliary vessel; auxiliary ship
special education; special-needs education; education for children with special needs
(printed or written in) large letters
special deregulation zone; special zone for structural reform
special enlarged (bumper) issue
immunity from arrest (for Diet members, foreign diplomats, etc.); parliamentary immunity; legislative immunity; diplomatic immunity
nothing in particular; none in particular
18 and 19-year olds (legally adults but covered by the 2022 Juvenile Act)
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
singularity (climate); day in the calendar when a particular weather phenomenon is statistically likely to occur
exclusive news; scoop
specified disaster; disaster of extreme severity; large-scale (natural, etc.) disaster identified as especially disruptive
lecture (on a special topic)
special class for disabled children; special needs class
special purpose submarine (esp. Japanese midget submarines used in WWII)
special telegram or dispatch (despatch)
animals designated as dangerous by Japanese law
special rate (for a fare, air ticket, etc.)
parliamentary privilege
Minister of State for Special Missions
double extra large; 2XL; XXL
minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary
special city; special municipality; direct-controlled municipality
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops)
special ration; special bonus or dividend
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
advanced juvenile training school; special reformatory; juvenile hall for grave offenders
recovery characteristics (e.g. of electrical sensor)
revenue source set aside for road construction
special Diet session; special session of the Diet; Diet session required to be convoked within thirty days of a general election
bathhouse offering special services (usu. sexual); massage parlour; soapland
special fast (local) train; special rapid-service train
economic boom due to special procurements, esp. in wartime
rapid express (train service); rapid limited express
Special Permission to Stay in Japan; residence status that can be granted to illegal immigrants or overstayers
Special Income Tax for Reconstruction (of areas affected by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami)
Act on Special Measures Concerning Countermeasures for Large-Scale Earthquakes
behavioral characteristic; behavioral trait
preferential treatment; special favour; special benefit
rapid express (train service); rapid limited express
diseases specified by the Japanese government as being worrisome, having no known treatment and of unknown causes
special fast (local) train; special rapid-service train
special cleaning and disinfection (esp. after an accident or death); biohazard cleanup; crime scene cleanup
special loan
anti-aircraft artillery
food for specified health uses (e.g. cholesterol reduction); designated health food
Catholic; Catholicism; Catholic Church
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
special use; special usage
special education; special-needs education
charitable person; philanthropist; volunteer; supporter
special economic zone (China)
specialist (US Army enlisted rank)
agency; official dealership; distributor
Special Permission to Stay in Japan; residence status that can be granted to illegal immigrants or overstayers
special school; special needs school
advanced or master's course at university
Specific Administrative Agency; municipality or public body which has an appointed building officer and is responsible for issuing building certifications
specialty paper; special paper
bargain floor or basement
highest or finest quality sake
special ambassador; special envoy
semi-express train; semi-limited express
special consideration (esp. of a monarch, emperor, etc.); special favour
extraordinary loss
owner of the rights to a patent; patentee; holder of a patent
specified medical corporation; non-profit corporation which operates hospitals, etc.
special effects director
general preferential duties; general preferential taxes
specified purpose company; specific purpose company
special name; special designation; particular
Characterization (mathematics)
special mora; non-syllabic mora; non-head mora
designated procedures; specified acts
statutory lien; preferential right; prior claim
specialized AI; specialised AI
plan for the invasion of the Soviet Far East in July 1941
special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
feature value; numerical representation of a feature (image, audio, etc.)
special effects director
specified CFCs; controlled CFCs
prominence; independence
specified health check-up; free health screening program aimed at preventing lifestyle-related diseases for residents aged 40-74
Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation
intensive defense practice
missing out on a scoop that other newspapers reported
special approval
preferential tariff; preferential duty
Act on Specified Commercial Transactions
idiosyncrasy; allergy
special permanent resident; foreign resident in Japan since before 1945 or the descendant of such a person (mainly Koreans)
special issue of a magazine devoted to a particular topic
deduction for specified expenditure
frequency characteristic; frequency response
support soldier
industrial waste subject to special control
idiopathy; special train (bus, etc.)
special exemption; dispensation
patent description; patent specifications
patented article or articles; patented invention
special delivery; PD PR
advanced juvenile training school; special reformatory; juvenile hall for grave offenders
special delivery (mail category)
specified stocks; specified market leaders; designated speculative stocks
to distinguish; to mark; to differentiate; to characterize
complimentary ticket
patent thicket; patent cluster
Application Specific Integrated Circuit
Sydney (Australia)
singular value
tokkōfuku; type of long jacket worn by bōsōzoku biker gang members, etc.
sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi)
corporate investment fund
singular value decomposition; singular value analysis
special efficacy
exclusive photographing (e.g. for a magazine)
transfer characteristic
special measure; special measures
performance characteristic
special discount
scoop reporter; scoop artist
violations of special law
(Japanese) land registration system
Act on Special Measures concerning Conservation of Lake Water Quality
traffic characteristics
unique data; non-typical data
privileged user; super user
special holiday
special economic zone (China)
sex establishment (as regulated by a specific Japanese law)
nonspecificity; nonspecific; non-specific
accidental death rider; AD; accidental death benefit rider
Asian countries with alleged strong anti-Japanese sentiment (i.e. China, South Korea and North Korea)
Asian countries with alleged strong anti-Japanese sentiment (i.e. China, South Korea, and North Korea)
Asian countries with alleged strong anti-Japanese sentiment (i.e. China, South Korea, and North Korea)
Special Measures Law for USFJ Land Release (1952); Special Measures Law for US Military Bases (in Okinawa)
idiopathic intracranial hypertension; benign intracranial hypertension; pseudotumor cerebri
privilege (e.g. "attorney-client privilege")
dynamic characteristics
static characteristics
special class for disabled children; special needs class
patent application
person who identifies someone's private information (esp. through online research); doxxer; doxer; person who identifies real-life locations or items appearing in anime, video games, etc.
endemic species; indigenous species
special-express ticket (usu. needed in addition to a basic fare ticket); limited-express ticket
Tukong Moosul (Korean martial art); Teuk-gong Musul
specified expectant mother; expectant mother who has been identified as in need of extra support after birth (because of unstable income, mental illness, etc.)
specified complex tourist facilities area; area approved for containing integrated resorts with casinos
goods made with special paper or paper ingredients
goods made with special paper or paper ingredients
special kana usage rules of the Nara period
special kana usage rules of the Nara period
transient characteristics
commuter express; commuter limited express; rapid-service commuter train
S limited express (train)
extra-thin (paper, etc.)
extra-thick (paper, etc.)
red-light district
agency; official dealership; distributor
specially designated vacant house; vacant house that has been declared dangerous or dilapidated by the local authority and may be subject to higher taxes, fines or demolition
specified account; designated account
special donation trust; specified gift trust
person with a special relationship (e.g. in inheritance); special relative
mid-sized vehicles weighing over 8t
small special-purpose vehicle
large special-purpose vehicle
special advisor; special adviser
government-subsidized high-quality rental apartment
special (urban) park (such as a zoo, botanical garden, etc.)
bargain-basement price; greatly discounted price
commuter express; commuter limited express; rapid-service commuter train
characteristic time; (estimate of) typical reaction, etc. time
designated emitter; specified emitter; organization required to report levels of greenhouse gas emissions
specified persons with disabilities; people with severe disabilities that significantly impact their daily life
items warranting special mention
specified health check-up; free health screening program aimed at preventing lifestyle-related diseases for residents aged 40-74
rider on a life insurance policy (covering accidents, diseases, etc.)
industrial crop; nonfood crop
official record of patents; patent registry
special-purpose classroom
developmental characteristics
viewing as special; regarding as special; considering as special
Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Zaitokukai (abbr); Zainichi Tokken o Yurusanai Shimin no Kai (The Citizens Group That Will Not Forgive Special Privileges for Koreans in Japan)
Trans-Europe Express (album)
Examples (200 in total)
"Do you have anything to do?" "Nothing in particular."
Do you have anything particular in mind?
I have nothing particular to say now.