専門

See also: 專門

Japanese

Kanji in this term
専	門
せん Grade: 6	もん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
專門 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せんもん [sèńmóń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sẽ̞mːõ̞ɴ]

Noun

専(せん)門(もん) • (senmon) 

1. speciality/specialty; subject of study; subject of expertise; area of interest; profession

   ご専門(せんもん)は？

   Go senmon wa?

   What is your area of specialty?

Synonyms

• (area of study): 専攻(せんこう) (senkō)
• (area of interest): 領域(りょういき) (ryōiki), 範囲(はんい) (han'i)

Related terms

• 専門的(せんもんてき) (senmonteki): expert, special

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.