専
Specialty
Meanings
Specialty, Exclusive, Mainly, Solely
On'yomi
せん
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
もっぱ.ら
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
専 is written in 9 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
専 (Specialty) is taught on WaniKani at level 16 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 6 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #506 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 9 strokes.
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