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Kanji Detail for 専 - "exclusive, to specialize"

  • Meaning

    専 means "exclusive, to specialize." Also associated with to monopolize.

    1. Exclusive - Solely; entirely.

    2. Specialize - To focus on one thing.

    3. Monopolize - To have sole control.

  • Words using

    • 専務 せんむ Listen special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director
    • 専門 せんもん Listen speciality; specialty; special subject of study
    • 専門家 せんもんか Listen specialist; expert; professional
    • 専攻 せんこう Listen major subject; special study
    • 専用 せんよう Listen (one's) exclusive use; private use; personal use
    • 専門学校 せんもんがっこう Listen vocational school; technical school
    • 専業 せんぎょう Listen special occupation; principal occupation; specialty
    • 専門店 せんもんてん Listen specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
  • Four-character idioms with

    • 独断専行 どくだんせんこう Listen acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
    • 一意専心 いちいせんしん Listen single-mindedly; wholeheartedly; with all one's heart
    • 専心一意 せんしんいちい Listen single-mindedly; wholeheartedly; with one's heart and soul
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    • Verified meaning: exclusive, to specialize
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あつし, あつむ, せん, せんさき)
    • Also carries these associations: to monopolize

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of

    Given names (あつし)Listen (せん)Listen (まこと)Listen

    Surnames (あつむ)Listen (せんさき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    specialty; exclusive; mainly; solely

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    monopolize, take sole possession

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 專|专
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
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