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 (467 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
privilege; special right
special training; intensive training; crash course
specialization; specialisation
special make; deluxe
special skill
unique; peculiar; singular
extra-large; king-size
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
special case; exception
special seat; box seat
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
special duty
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
worthy of special mention
characteristic; feature; special quality
local specialty; special product (of a region)
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
unspecified large number (of people)
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
scholarship student
singularity; singular point
setting up specially; special installation
high grade; special grade; classy
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
special envoy
first class plus; extra special
special sale
special mention
special promotion (in rank or grade)
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
specialized; specialised; boutique
special radio or television programme; television special
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
special ward; special economic zone (China); special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
training extra hard
exclusive news; scoop
(special) correspondent (e.g. for a newspaper); representative; delegate
special investigation
extra-large portion; extra-sized serving
special mention
special feature article
(having) striking effects; (producing) dramatic results; of particular efficacy
local specialty; special product (of a region)
nothing in particular; none in particular
special award; special prize
unique; peculiar; special
special investigation department
special price; bargain price
special attack unit; kamikaze unit; suicide squad
special prize
special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
special effects makeup
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
special quality, class or grade
special lecturer; guest lecturer
type of long jacket worn by bousouzoku biker gang members, etc.
superhero in a tokusatsu TV show (e.g. Ultraman, Kamen Rider)
emergency demands; special procurement (particularly in time of war)
secret military agency; secret service
extra-large portion; extra-sized serving
special program; special programme
special treatment; priority
special measure; special measures
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
unspecified; random; indefinite
discount price; special offer price
to make characteristic; to characterize
exceptional measures; measures for exceptional cases; preferential measure
special pardon; (general) amnesty
specially equipped; customized; customised
special committee; ad hoc committee
site (e.g. room, building) especially prepared for a meeting (event, etc.)
special precautions; special vigilance
special kind
extra charge; specially reduced charge
express parcel delivery
special economic zone (China)
special contract; special agreement; rider (insurance)
special investigation headquarter
prominence; superiority
special ward; administrative subdivision of a prefecture that has a directly elected mayor and assembly; special economic zone (China); special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)
special exhibition (at museum, etc.)
limited-express ticket (usu. needed in addition to a basic fare ticket); special-express ticket
send specially; special envoy
spy; special agent; covert operative
bonus footage (e.g. behind-the-scenes interviews)
to distinguish; to mark; to differentiate; to characterize
special grade article; superfine brand
specially appointed; appointed temporarily for a specific task
ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary
custom-made article; specially made article
patent application; patent filings
patent fee; royalty
special number; special issue
special order; custom order; bespoke (goods)
special adoption; plenary adoption; adoption in which the relationship with the biological parents is dissolved
Patent Office; Patent Agency
aggravated breach of trust
variant of bank-transfer fraud
identifying an individual; pinpointing an individual
specific area; specified region; designated area
specialized equipment; specialized machinery
technological singularity; singularity
special attack unit; suicide squad; kamikaze unit
auxiliary vessel; auxiliary ship
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
special prosecutor (e.g. United States); special counsel
special viewing platform (even higher viewing platform)
special needs school; special support school
nothing in particular; none in particular
special enlarged (bumper) issue
to make characteristic; to characterize
(printed or written in) large letters
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
Act on the Protection of Specially Designated Secrets (2013); Secret Information Protection Act
idiopathic; spontaneous
intensive-care old people's home
specially-appointed professor
singularity (climate); day in the calendar when a particular weather phenomenon is statistically likely to occur
lecture (on a special topic)
specially designated secret
special class for handicapped children
food for specified health uses (e.g. cholesterol reduction); FOSHU; designated health food
exclusive news; scoop
double extra large; 2XL; XXL
special position in the civil service (exempted from application of the Local Public Service Act)
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)
semigovernmental corporation
special measures law
special committee
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
special ration; special bonus or dividend
special fast (local) train
special precautions; heightened vigilance
advanced juvenile training school; special reformatory; juvenile hall for grave offenders
special Diet session; special session of the Diet; Diet session required to be convoked within thirty days of a general election
special Diet session; special session of the Diet; Diet session required to be convoked within thirty days of a general election
introduced species (esp. invasive species as defined by law)
economic boom due to special procurements, esp. in wartime
special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong); SAR
behavioral characteristic; behavioral trait
preferential treatment; special favour or benefit; special favor or benefit
extra-curricular activities; special activities
anti-aircraft artillery
bathhouse offering special services (usu. sexual); massage parlour; soapland
food for specified health uses (e.g. cholesterol reduction); designated health food
immunity from arrest (i.e. of Diet members or foreign diplomats); diplomatic immunity; parliamentary immunity; legislative immunity
Act on Specified Commercial Transactions
Minister of State for Special Missions; Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
special loan
parliamentary privilege
highest or finest quality sake
Catholic (church)
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
distinguished professor (unofficial title awarded by the institution itself)
specialist (US Army enlisted rank)
special education; special needs education
special school; special needs school
specified disaster; disaster of extreme severity; large-scale (natural, etc.) disaster identified as especially disruptive
agency; official dealership; distributor
special purpose submarine (esp. Japanese midget submarines used in WWII)
Minister of State for Special Missions; Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
special telegram or dispatch (despatch)
diseases specified by the Japanese government as being worrisome, having no known treatment and of unknown causes
advanced or master's course at university
bargain floor or basement
animals designated as dangerous by Japanese law
minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary
special class for handicapped children; special needs class
specialty paper; special paper
special consideration (esp. of a monarch, emperor, etc.); special favour
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
specialized AI; specialised AI
special effects director
plan for the invasion of the Soviet Far East in July 1941
Characterization (mathematics)
statutory lien; preferential right; prior claim
special name; special designation
prominence; independence
special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
idiosyncrasy; allergy
designated procedures; specified acts
special effects director
especially dangerous designated criminal group; especially dangerous designated boryokudan
special issue of a magazine devoted to a particular topic
specified purpose company; specific purpose company
Special Permission to Stay in Japan; residence status that can be granted to illegal immigrants or overstayers
extraordinary loss
missing out on a scoop that other newspapers reported
special cash payment (e.g. during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020)
deduction for specified expenditure
(historical) designated speculative stocks
Special Income Tax for Reconstruction (of areas affected by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami)
advanced juvenile training school; special reformatory; juvenile hall for grave offenders
patent description; patent specifications
complimentary ticket
patented article or articles; patented invention
patent thicket; patent cluster
special approval
special education; special support education; special needs education
frequency characteristic; frequency response
special exemption; dispensation
specially-appointed lecturer (associate professor, etc.)
industrial waste subject to special control
idiopathy; special train (bus, etc.)
to distinguish; to mark; to differentiate; to characterize
support soldier
Application Specific Integrated Circuit
special delivery; PD PR
singular value
type of long jacket worn by bōsōzoku biker gang members, etc.
sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi)
corporate investment fund
singular value decomposition; singular value analysis
patentee; holder of a patent
preferential tariff; preferential duty
special efficacy
exclusive photographing (e.g. for a magazine)
transfer characteristic
special measure; special measures
performance characteristic
special discount
scoop reporter; scoop artist
special school for handicapped children
violations of special law
(Japanese) land registration system
general preferential duties; general preferential taxes
Law Concerning Special Measures for Conservation of Lake Water Quality (1984)
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 (insurance term); AD; accidental death benefit rider
specified CFCs; controlled CFCs
revenue source set aside for road construction
Law Concerning the Promotion of Specific Non-Profit Organization Activities (1998); the NPO Law
Asian countries with strong anti-Japanese sentiment (i.e. China, South Korea, and North Korea)
Asian countries with strong anti-Japanese sentiment (i.e. China, South Korea, and North Korea)
Asian countries with 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")
Special Permission to Stay in Japan; residence status that can be granted to illegal immigrants or overstayers
specified medical corporation; non-profit corporation which operates hospitals, etc.
dynamic characteristics
static characteristics
special class for handicapped children
patent application
Act on Specified Commercial Transactions
special deregulation zone; special zone for structural reform
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.
special delivery (mail category)
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
recovery characteristics (e.g. of electrical sensor)
goods made with special paper or paper ingredients
goods made with special paper or paper ingredients
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 ambassador; special envoy
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.