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専 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「寸」

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5Elementary year 6 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「寸」
On
センせん · sen
Kun
もっぱ(ら)moppa(ra)
Meaning
specialty; exclusively; devote

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A weaving spindle with 寸 "hand"; the hand fixed on one task — hence "exclusively, specialty."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onセンせんsen専門せんもん専属せんぞく専用せんよう
Kunもっぱらmoppara専らもっぱら

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 専門せんもん

    specialty; field

  • 専用せんよう

    exclusive use

More words with this kanji

  • 専攻せんこう
  • 専断せんだん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

姉(あね)は音楽(おんがく)を専門(せんもん)に学(まな)ぶ。

My older sister studies music as her specialty.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 寸Map of reading センAll maps

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