Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 は 特とく 異い な 才さい 能のう を 持も つ someone possesses a singular/exceptional talent
He has a singular talent in the field of music.
特とく 異い な 〈 事こと 〉 が 起お こる a peculiar/unusual event or phenomenon occurs
Unusual phenomena sometimes occur in this region.
特とく 異い な 〈 物もの 〉 として 知し られる to be known as something distinctly unusual
This plant is known for its distinctly unusual shape.
Kanji 異 uncommon, different, queerness Related words· 7 独特 highlights a distinctive quality that often has a positive or neutral flavor, while 特異 leans toward unusual or anomalous.
特別 means 'special' in a broad sense, often implying favorable treatment, whereas 特異 focuses on being inherently odd or singular.
異常 stresses deviation from a norm in a often negative or clinical way, while 特異 can be neutral or even admiring of the uniqueness.
異例 describes something that breaks with normal precedent or practice, while 特異 describes something distinctively unusual or unique in character.
Show 3 more Show fewer 特異 highlights being unusual or exceptional, while 異質 focuses on being fundamentally unlike the surrounding context.
特異 conveys 'singular' or 'unusual' in a more clinical or statistical sense, while 異色 highlights striking difference from a group's norm.
特異 describes something unique or peculiar in nature, while 破格 specifically frames it as a break from an expected standard or convention.
Opposites 普通 means 'ordinary/common', the direct opposite of 特異 's sense of standing out as unusual.
平凡 describes something mediocre or unremarkable, contrasting with 特異 's implication of striking distinctiveness.
In mathematics, a 特異 (singular) matrix is the opposite of a 正則 (invertible) matrix.
Don't confuse with 特異 (とくい , 'unique/peculiar') and 得意 (とくい , 'good at/proud') share the same reading but have completely different meanings, so context alone tells them apart.
Word family· 10 singular value
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
singularity day; statistically anomalous weather day
singularity; singular point
specific; peculiar; characteristic
Show 5 more Show fewer Etymology Composed of 特 (special) and 異 (different). The combination straightforwardly yields the meaning 'uniquely different'.
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