殊
殊 — Particularly
particularly, especially, exceptionally
On’yomiシュ (shu)
Kun’yomiこと (koto)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 殊
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 特殊 | とくしゅ tokushu | special; particular; peculiar |
| 特殊法人 | とくしゅほうじん tokushuhoujin | semigovernmental corporation |
| 殊勲 | しゅくん shukun | distinguished services; meritorious deeds |
| 殊に | ことに kotoni | especially; particularly; unusually |
| 殊勝 | しゅしょう shushou | admirable; laudable |
| 特殊撮影 | とくしゅさつえい tokushusatsuei | special effects; SFX |
Study notes
殊 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1361 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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