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
Radical: 寸
Reading: すん
Meaning: thumb, inch
Strokes: 3
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
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
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