# 専 — Specialty

Frequency rank 757 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 仲 (Relationship), less common than 給 (Salary).

- On’yomi: せん
- Kun’yomi: もっぱ
- Radical: 寸 Inch (Kangxi 41)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

A cross (十) marks a rice paddy (田) with a measurement (寸) — measuring one specific specialty paddy distinguished from all others.

In words:

- 専ら もっぱら — wholly;solely;entirely
- 専攻 せんこう — major subject,special study
- 専制 せんせい — despotism,autocracy

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