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Japanese symbol for “specialized”

Romaji: tokkagata
specialized; specialised; boutique

In Japanese, specialized is , read (tokkagata).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-no, n specialized; specialised; boutique

Kanji and stroke order

special
on: トク
10 strokes · JLPT 3
change, take the form of, influence
on: カ、ケ
kun: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
4 strokes · JLPT 2
mould, type, model
on: ケイ
kun: かた、-がた
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とくに tokuniparticularly; especially; in particular
とくべつ tokubetsuspecial; particular; extraordinary
どくとく dokutokupeculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
とくちょう tokuchoufeature; trait; characteristic
とくてい tokuteispecific; particular; designated
とくしゅ tokushuspecial; particular; peculiar
ぶんか bunkaculture; civilization; civilisation
へんか henkachange; variation; alteration
おおがた oogatalarge; large-sized; large-scale

See also: Chinese symbol for “specialized”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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