殊に

ことに · kotoni · JLPT N1 · adverb

especially

💎 殊 = set apart from the rest; shares the root of ことなる (to differ), so: especially

ことに comes from the same root as ことなる (to differ). Something that differs from the rest stands out above them, which is why 殊に means especially or above all.

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