専 Kanji – specialty
The Japanese kanji 専 can mean specialty, exclusive, mainly, solely.
Meaning and Readings
How is 専 read?
専 has the onyomi reading セン and the kunyomi reading もっぱら.
In romaji, these readings can be written as sen, moppara.
Common Japanese Words Using 専
These common Japanese words contain 専. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 住専（じゅうせん） — housing-loan corporation
- 専ら（もっぱら） — wholly, solely, entirely, exclusively, devotedly, fixedly
- 専横（せんおう） — arbitrariness, despotism, high-handedness, tyranny
- 専業（せんぎょう） — special occupation, principal occupation, specialty, monopoly
- 専攻（せんこう） — major subject, special study
- 専修（せんしゅう） — specialization, specialisation
- 専制（せんせい） — despotism, autocracy
- 専属（せんぞく） — exclusive, attached to, specialist
- 専任（せんにん） — full-time service
- 専念（せんねん） — absorption, giving undivided attention, devoting oneself (to)