格別(かくべつ)

かくべつ
na-adjective, adverb
exceptional, special, particular
descriptive
1. exceptional, special, extraordinary
Something that stands out from the ordinary; particularly noteworthy.
今日(きょう)のカレーは格別(かくべつ)においしい。
Today's curry is exceptionally delicious.
格別(かくべつ)のご配慮(はいりょ)をいただき、ありがとうございます。
Thank you for your special consideration.
Formal/polite expression
夏(なつ)の冷(つめ)たいビールは格別(かくべつ)だ。
Cold beer in summer is something special.
手作(てづく)りの味(あじ)は格別(かくべつ)だ。
Homemade flavor is exceptional.
格別(かくべつ)に寒(さむ)い朝(あさ)だった。
It was an exceptionally cold morning.

格別(かくべつ) marks something as notably different from, or better than, the ordinary. It often expresses personal appreciation: 夏(なつ)のビールは格別(かくべつ)だ.

Common patterns

  • 格別(かくべつ)に / 格別(かくべつ) + adjective: exceptionally ~
  • 格別(かくべつ)の + noun: special ~ (格別(かくべつ)のご配慮(はいりょ), in formal thanks)
  • [noun]は格別(かくべつ)だ: ~ is something special
  • 格別(かくべつ)〜ない: not particularly ~ (格別(かくべつ)変(か)わったことはない, nothing especially unusual)

Similar words

Related Words

Related: 特別(とくべつ) (special (more common))
Related: 別格(べっかく) (exceptional, in a class of its own)
Compare: 特段(とくだん) (particularly, especially)
Compare: 一味違(いちみちが)う (a cut above)
Compare: とりたてて (particularly)
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Added 2026.1.13 21:17 · Revised 2026.9.28 14:46
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