特に
とくに
hepburn tokuni
especially, in particular
Part of speech · adverb
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Examples
- 果物が好きです。特にりんごが好きです。I like fruit. I especially like apples.
- 特に問題はありません。There is no particular problem.
Collocations
特に好き特に問題ない特に難しい特に何も特に注意する
Mnemonic
特に tokuni — kanji 特 (special) + に. An adverb that singles one thing out for emphasis: "especially." In the negative, 特に〜ない softens to "nothing in particular" — 特に問題ない (no particular problem).
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What does 特に問題ない mean?