特別

Kana: とくべつ

special; especially

Example sentence

今日は特別な日です。

きょうはとくべつなひです。

Today is a special day.

What 特別 means

特別 (とくべつ) is a Japanese word meaning “special; especially”. It belongs to the Describing Words topic and appears at Level 3, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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