Quick answer
専 is the kanji for "Specialty". Its reading is もっぱ.ら (mopara). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Specialty
Also : Mainly · Solely · Exclusive
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
9 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 専 represents 'SPECIALTY'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of specialty.
On-reading: せん — remember this sound by associating it with specialty. Kun-reading: もっぱ.ら.
Example Sentences
専門分野の知識を深めています。
せんもんぶんやのちしきをふかめています。
I'm deepening knowledge in my specialty.
試験に合格するために、受験勉強に専念して他のことを後回しにしました。
しけんにごうかくするために、じゅけんべんきょうにせんねんしてほかのことをあとまわしにしました。
In order to pass the exam, I devoted myself entirely to studying and put other things on hold.
Vocabulary using 専
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 4, 2026
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