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特 = 牛 + 寺

特 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “special”. It is built from 牛 (cow) and 寺 (buddhist temple). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 261.

Keyword
special
RTK frame
261
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
トク
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
специальный
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
特 special

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 牛 cow
  2. 寺 buddhist temple

How to find 特 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “cow” + “buddhist temple”. 特 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 特 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.