How to say 'Specialty' in Japanese | 専門

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The Japanese word for Specialty is 'Senmon', written as 専門 in Japanese.'Specialty' in hiragana is せんもん.

word

専門

Meaning

Specialty

Reading

せんもん

senmon

Kanji

専Exclusive, Specialty 門Gate

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).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

754

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 専門

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

専

Meaning

Exclusive, Specialty

kanji

門

Meaning

Gate

Words Related to 専門 Through the Kanji 専

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 専 as well.

word

専用

Meaning

Exclusive

word

専ら

Meaning

Mainly

word

専門家

Meaning

Expert

Words Related to 専門 Through the Kanji 門

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 門 as well.

word

門

Meaning

Gate

word

部門

Meaning

Department

word

正門

Meaning

Main gate

word

裏門

Meaning

Back gate

word

入門

Meaning

Introduction

word

専門家

Meaning

Expert

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'Senmon' means 'Specialty' .

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