専

音読おんよみ: セン

訓読くんよみ: もっぱ-ら

画数かくすう: 9 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 寸(すんづくり)

Meaning

Exclusive / Specialty / Monopoly

  • 専門せんもん — specialty
  • 専用せんよう — exclusive use
  • 専攻せんこう — academic major
  • 専念せんねん — devotion

専 likely depicts grasping or controlling, and with 寸 (hand/measure) it emphasizes doing something exclusively or with full attention. It’s productive in words about focus and specialization.

It’s a 5th-grade 教育漢字 and very common in academic and professional terms.

かれ医学いがく専攻せんこうしています。
He is majoring in medicine.

これは 子供こども専用せんようのアプリです。
This is an app for children only.

門
Creates
専門せんもん — specialty
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