特とく殊しゅ

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

Describes something that is not ordinary or general; often implies a distinct quality or purpose. Antonyms include 一般 (general) and 普遍 (universal).

Antonyms: 一般 · 普遍

特とく殊しゅな〈事こと〉special/particular circumstances or matter
このケースには特とく殊しゅな事じ情じょうがある。
This case involves special circumstances.
特とく殊しゅな〈物もの〉を使つかうto use special equipment or materials
その修しゅう理りには特とく殊しゅな道どう具ぐを使つかった。
We used special tools for that repair.
特とく殊しゅな能のう力りょくを持もつto possess a special ability
彼かれは特とく殊しゅな能のう力りょくを持もっている。
He has a special ability.
〈場ば所しょ〉で特とく殊しゅな訓くん練れんを受うけるto receive specialized training at a place
自じ衛えい隊たいで特とく殊しゅな訓くん練れんを受うけた。
He received specialized training in the military.

特とく別べつN4
特別 is the everyday word for 'special' (e.g. 特別な日), while 特殊 stresses a distinct or unusual quality that sets something apart from the norm.
独どく特とくN2
独特 describes a quality unique to a particular person or thing (独特の味), whereas 特殊 describes something categorically different from the general case.
異い例れいN1
異例 means 'unprecedented/exceptional', focusing on breaking from precedent, while 特殊 simply means 'not general or standard'.
スペシャルN1
特殊 describes something technically peculiar, unusual, or specialized, whereas スペシャル conveys a positive sense of being exceptional or festive.

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例れい外がい的てき
特殊 describes something as being of a special or particular kind or category, while 例外的 focuses on being an exception to a general rule.
異い質しつ
特殊 means 'special/particular' without implying incompatibility, whereas 異質 often carries a nuance of not fitting in.

一いっ般ぱんN3
general; universal; common to all · ordinary; average; common; non-celebrity · the same; no different; as if
普ふ遍へんN1
universal; ubiquitous; omnipresent
標ひょう準じゅん的てき
特殊 means 'special, particular', the opposite of 標準的's sense of being typical or standard.

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典てん型けい的てきN2
特殊 describes something unusual or exceptional, the opposite of 典型的, which describes something that fits the usual pattern perfectly.
基き本ほん的てき
基本的 describes something general and foundational, while 特殊 describes something special or exceptional, contrasting the ordinary with the unusual.
普ふ遍へん的てき
特殊 means special or particular to a limited case, the opposite of 普遍的, which applies broadly across all or nearly all cases.
平へい均きん的てき
特殊 describes something special or exceptional, the opposite of 平均的 which describes something typical or ordinary.
スタンダード
特殊 means 'special' or 'unusual', the opposite of スタンダード's sense of being the typical, baseline version.
ユニバーサル
特殊 means special or particular to a limited case, the opposite of ユニバーサル, which means applicable to everyone or everything.
ノーマル
特殊 means 'special' or 'particular', contrasting with ノーマル's sense of being the plain, unmodified default version.
汎はん用よう
特殊 describes something special or made for a narrow, particular case, contrasting with 汎用's general, wide-ranging use.

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Composed of 特 (special) and 殊 (particularly). The combination reinforces the meaning of something being distinct or exceptional.