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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N2

506 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: specialty, exclusive, mainly, solely

Kunyomi: もっぱ.ら

Onyomi: セン

Composition: 用 寸 由

専

Radical

Radical: 寸

Reading: すん

Meaning: thumb, inch

Strokes: 3

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Examples

Examples with audio

専門(せんもん)   speciality

専攻(せんこう)   major (at university)

専念する(せんねんする)   devote oneself to [v.i.]

専ら(もっぱら)   wholly, mostly

Onyomi Examples

専 (セン) exclusively doing ..., person who exclusively does ..., fetish for ..., someone with a fetish for ..., first, most important thing, number one priority

専業 (センギョウ) special occupation, principal occupation, specialty, monopoly

住専 (ジュウセン) housing-loan corporation

高専 (コウセン) technical college, higher schools and colleges

Kunyomi Examples

専ら (もっぱら) wholly, solely, entirely, exclusively, devotedly, fixedly, principally, mostly, chiefly, mainly

専らにする (もっぱらにする) devote oneself to, to do as one pleases, to act selfishly

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