Memory phrase for the Kanji: 専
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専 |
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Kanji-Trainer
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Meaning
| exclusively, specialty, wholly, solely
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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.
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Radicals
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専
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exclusively | specialty, wholly, solely |
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由
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reason, cause | A rice field 田 with a sprouting plant 丨 A field with just one sprouting plant: there must be a reason. |
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寸
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skillful hand | Image 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. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand" and partly also "to measure". |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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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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