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specialty
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingセン
Kun readingもっぱ.ら
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. specialtyRtK
  2. exclusive
  3. mainly
  4. solely
  1. wholly
  2. entirely
  3. exclusively
  4. devotedly

Popular Usage

専攻専制

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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ten (十) · needle (丨) · rice field (田) · brains · glue

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 47

Compound words

専攻せんこう
major subject; special study
専制せんせい
despotism; autocracy
住専じゅうせん
housing-loan corporation
専らもっぱら
wholly; solely; entirely; exclusively; devotedly
専横せんおう
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
専業せんぎょう
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
専修せんしゅう
specialization; specialisation
専属せんぞく
exclusive; attached to; specialist
専任せんにん
full-time service
専念せんねん
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
専売せんばい
monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights
専務せんむ
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
専門せんもん
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; area of expertise; (one's) field
専用せんよう
(one's) exclusive use; private use; personal use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose
専従せんじゅう
working exclusively for; working full-time (for)
専門家せんもんか
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
専門的せんもんてき
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
専門店せんもんてん
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
専門医せんもんい
(medical) specialist
専守防衛せんしゅぼうえい
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
専門学校せんもんがっこう
vocational school; technical school
高専こうせん
technical college
専科せんか
specialized course
専売局せんばいきょく
(Japanese) Monopoly Bureau

On Reading Examples

これは当店の専売です。せんばい
Our store has a monopoly on this item.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は勉強に専念した。
He applied himself to his study.tatoeba
彼は文学の研究に専念した。
He devoted himself to the study of literature.tatoeba
彼は物理学を専攻している。
He is doing physics.tatoeba
彼は頭痛のために授業に専念できなかった。
He couldn't apply himself to his studies because of a headache.tatoeba
食物栄養科学専攻
Food Science and Nutrition Studieswiki
生活デザイン専攻
Lifestyle Design Studieswiki
隋唐的専制君主説 - 水野柳太郎
The Sui-Tang style imperial autocrat theory - by Ryutaro MIZUNOwiki
得宗専制が進むと軽視されるようになる。
It became neglected with the rise of Tokuso autocracy.wiki

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9 strokes

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