# 専 — exclusive; speciality

専 means “exclusive; speciality”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: セン (sen). Kun'yomi: もっぱ(ら) (moppara).

- Meaning: exclusive; speciality
- On'yomi: セン (sen)
- Kun'yomi: もっぱ(ら) (moppara)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Qualities 4

## How to remember 専

Parts: 由 derive from · 寸 measure

## Don't confuse it with

[博](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/broad-knowledge/) · [卑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lowly/) · [単](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/simple/)

## More in the “Qualities 4” set

[深](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deep/) · [況](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/situation/) · [良](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/good/) · [専](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/exclusive/) · [細](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thin/) · [効](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/effect/) · [易](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/easy/) · [速](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/fast/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/exclusive/. Last updated 2026-11-01.