せんもん
Meanings
Noun
1. speciality; specialty; special subject of study; area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) major
It is not my specialty.
2. sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on; doing exclusively; sticking to
I'm just here to eat.
Pitch accent
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Composed of
exclusively doing ...; person who exclusively does ...; fetish for ...; first; most important thing; number one priority
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
Used in vocabulary (38 in total)
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
vocational school; technical school
Examples (14 in total)
My specialty is particle physics.
What's your specialty?
I'm just here to eat.
It is not my specialty.
I want to study at a specialized school.
Breaking things is all I do, after all.
Jazz is not my speciality.
My special branch of study is sociology.
My major is medieval European history.
That publisher specialises in children's books.
I work exclusively taking orders at the counter.
She is a lawyer who specializes in divorce cases.
Specialized libraries collect writings about art.
Each specialist committee member still has strong influence over their respective sports federation.