How to say "Specialty" in Japanese
If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Specialty" you've come to the right place!
the Japanese word for "Specialty" is "Senmon", written in japanese as "専門".
Here's a more detailed explanation:
The Japanese noun '専門 (せんもん)' means 'specialty' or 'field of expertise'. It refers to a specific area of knowledge, study, or professional focus. This word is often used in academic, professional, or technical contexts to describe someone's area of specialization. For example: His specialty is Japanese history「彼の専門は日本史です」(かれのせんもんはにほんしです). I want to study computer science as my specialty「私の専門としてコンピュータサイエンスを勉強したいです」(わたしのせんもんとしてコンピュータサイエンスをべんきょうしたいです). The word can also be used in compound nouns, such as '専門家 (せんもんか)' (specialist) or '専門学校 (せんもんがっこう)' (vocational school).
The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:
The kanji "専" means "Exclusive" and "Specialty" and can be read as "Sen" and "Moppa". And The kanji "門" means "Gate" and can be read as "Mon" and "Kado".
Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.
What does "Senmon" mean in japanese?
"Senmon" means "Specialty" .
To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:
What is the Kanji for exclusive and specialty?What is the Kanji for gate?If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:
How to write "Specialty" in Japanese
To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.
But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.
Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.
This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:
The hiragana "せ" is read as "se". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "も" is read as "mo". The hiragana "ぱ" is read as "pa". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". And The hiragana "ど" is read as "do".
About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.