The kanji 殊: meaning, readings and stroke order

殊

Meaning: special, especially
On reading: シュ shu
Kun reading: こと koto
Strokes: 10
Radical: 歹 death, decay
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: đặc biệt, khác thường (thù)
Japanese: とくべつ。ほかとちがう。
Korean: 특별하다, 남다르다 (수)
Chinese: 特殊、特别

Readings, words and example sentences

シュ shu · on reading

特とく殊しゅ
special, unusual
特とく殊しゅな道具を使います。
They use special tools.

こと koto · kun reading · less common

殊ことに
especially
今年は 殊ことに 暑いです。
It is especially hot this year.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.