せんもん – Vocabulary details

せんもん

Meanings

Adjective (の)

Noun

1. speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

せ

んもん

Used in: 29

Composed of

せん

having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly

もん

gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons

Used in vocabulary (34 in total)

せんもんてき

technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional

せんもんてん

specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product

せんもんがっこう

vocational school; technical school

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Examples (7 in total)

せんもんは素そ粒りゅう子し物ぶつ理り学がくです。

My specialty is particle physics.

君きみのせんもんは何なに？

What's your specialty?

ジャズは私わたしのせんもんではない。

Jazz is not my speciality.

私わたしのせんもん研けん究きゅう分ぶん野やは社しゃ会かい学がくです。

My special branch of study is sociology.

私わたしのせんもんは中ちゅう世せいヨーロッパ史しです。

My major is medieval European history.

その出しゅっ版ぱん社しゃは児じ童どう文ぶん学がくをせんもんにしている。

That publisher specialises in children's books.

せんもんの図と書しょ館かんが芸げい術じゅつに関かんする文ぶん献けんを収しゅう集しゅうしている。