Memory phrase for the Kanji: 専


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Meaning exclusively, specialty, wholly, solely

Pronunciation

SEN
moppara

Explanation

From above: one 一 (here: ground), reason 由 (=growing sprout 丨 in the rice field 田), skillful hand 寸

Mnemonic


 
The soil is penetrated by a (sole) sprout in the rice field and cared for by a skillful hand: That's exclusive.

Radicals

exclusivelyspecialty, wholly, solely
reason, causeFirst, the root shoot 丨 bursts its shell 田 (cf. armor, shield 甲). And this gives the sprout丨 on the field 田 its reason 由.
skillful handImage of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 SUN = 3.03 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. The mnemonics use it as "skillful hand" and partly as "to measure".
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 Vocabulary

専ら もっぱら  wholly, solely, entirely
専修 せんしゅう  specialization
専制 せんせい  despotism, autocracy
専攻 せんこう  major subject, special study
専用 せんよう  exclusive use, personal use
専門 せんもん  speciality, subject of study, expert


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