EntryCommonJLPT N4WaniKani 16
  1. Noun

    limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required)

    Abbreviationused by JR, Seibu, Kintetsu, etc.see 特別急行

    時計がおくれていたので、私は特急にのりそこねた。
    As my watch was slow, I missed the special express.
  2. limited express (train making a limited no. of stops)

    Abbreviationused by Keiō, Keikyu, Hankyū, Hanshin, etc.see 特別急行

  3. great hurry

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

special

On
トク
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N4
Frequency
234 of 2500
Radical
cow
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-4-6SKIP code
4g6.1The Kanji Dictionary
2454.1Four corner code
2448deroo
7279Unicode hex code
1-38-35JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2860Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3541New Nelson (John Haig)
945New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1181Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
641Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
852Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
246Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
261Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
153A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
411Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
20013Morohashi
760A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
282Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
282Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
685sakade
215Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
586henshall3
554Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
186crowley
398Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18busy_people
1293Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
252Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
te4Pinyin reading
teugKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hurry, emergency, sudden, steep

Kun
いそ.ぐいそ.ぎせ.く
On
キュウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
309 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-2-7, 2-5-4SKIP code
2n7.2The Kanji Dictionary
2733.7Four corner code
2558deroo
6025Unicode hex code
1-21-62JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1667Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1823New Nelson (John Haig)
2092New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2595Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1328Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1800Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1146Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1229Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
275A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
330Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10475XMorohashi
254A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
303Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
303Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
186sakade
174Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
272henshall3
322Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
260Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.11busy_people
775Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1155Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji2Pinyin reading
geubKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level