Kanji N2

専: specialty, exclusive, mainly

専 is a JLPT N2 kanji meaning specialty, exclusive, mainly, written with 9 strokes. It is read セン (on) and もっぱら (kun). Children in Japan learn it in grade 6. You will see it in 専攻 (せんこう, major subject) and 専制 (せんせい, despotism).

専

Meanings

  • specialty
  • exclusive
  • mainly
  • solely
Strokes9
JLPT levelN2
School gradeGrade 6
Frequency#506 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • セン

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • もっぱら

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 専

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 専攻せんこう

    major subject; special study

    JLPT N3
  • 専制せんせい

    despotism; autocracy

    JLPT N2
  • 専用せんよう

    (one's) exclusive use; private use; personal use

    JLPT N1
  • 専修せんしゅう

    specialization; specialisation

    JLPT N1
  • 専らもっぱら

    wholly; solely; entirely; exclusively; devotedly

    JLPT N1
  • 専務せんむ

    special duty; being in sole charge of a duty

  • 専門せんもん

    speciality; specialty; special subject of study

  • 専門家せんもんか

    specialist; expert; professional; authority

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