専 – specialty, exclusive, mainly

9 strokesTaught in grade 6#506 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 専 means specialty, exclusive, mainly, solely. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is セン (sen); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is もっぱ.ら (moppara). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 寸 (no. 41).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	セン	sen
Kun’yomi	もっぱ.ら	moppara

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 寸 (Kangxi radical 41). Components: 十・寸・田.

Words using 専

専門せんもんspeciality専攻せんこうmajor subject専制せんせいdespotism専修せんしゅうspecialization専用せんよう(one's) exclusive use専らもっぱらwholly

Example sentences

私はフランス語を専攻するつもりです。

I am going to major in French.

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ドアにいちばん近い駐車場所は重役専用です。

The parking spaces nearest the door are reserved for executives.

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そう、専用浴室付きのシングルにしてください。

Yes, I'd like a single room with a private bath, please.

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Kanji with the same radical

対導将寺射封尊寿尋寸

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