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Grade 6JLPT N2

specialty, exclusive, mainly, solely

9 strokes · frequency rank #506

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セン
Kun
もっぱ.ら

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Common words

  1. せんむspecial duty; being in sole charge of a duty1
    • The executive director is a real pushover for looks.

    • Our managing director is incompatible with the president.

  2. せんもんspeciality; specialty; special subject of study; area of expertise2
    • Poetry is not in his line.

    • Jazz is not my speciality.

    • My special branch of study is sociology.

  3. せんもんかspecialist; expert; professional; authority3
    • Leave that job to the experts!

    • He is an expert in economics.

    • He is an expert at fishing.

  4. せんこうmajor subject; special study4
    • I am going to major in French.

    • What's your major?

    • I majored in history.

  5. せんよう(one's) exclusive use; private use; personal use5
    • The parking spaces nearest the door are reserved for executives.

    • Yes, I'd like a single room with a private bath, please.

    • This room is for individual use.

  6. せんもんがっこうvocational school; technical school6
    • They're buddies from my technical school.

    • Vocational schools were set up one after another.

    • Vocational schools were set up one after another.

  7. せんぎょうspecial occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly7
  8. せんもんてんspecialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product8
    • Do you know a good specialty store dealing in herbs?

  9. じゅうせんhousing-loan corporation9
  10. もっぱらwholly; solely; entirely; exclusively10
    • The privilege is reserved exclusively for women.

    • I read detective stories exclusively.

    • My success was largely due to luck.

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