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特 means 'special'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 225   JLPT: N4    Usefulness: 2    Study set: 2-5    Grade: 4   Intermediate lesson: 10    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 330 words   Used in 361 words   Used in 56 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
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   トク
⿰   () cow   temple  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 特 is used 23 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 特 is used 357 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
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particularly; especially
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トク (read as とっ) : 72 words FIND ALL
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noun
1. limited express (train, faster than an express)  (see also: 特別急行; abbreviation)
2. great hurry
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An additional 4 less common words include 特 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 586 (originally: 760)  Joy o' Kanji : 760  Key to Kanji: 822 

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トク    special   
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ギュウ   うし cow   
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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スン   inch
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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