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スペシャリスト (supesharisuto) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

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Meanings

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A person with deep expertise in a specific field. Used in professional, academic, and casual contexts, similar to English.

彼かれはITセキュリティのスペシャリストです。

He is a specialist in IT security.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉のスペシャリストa specialist in a particular field
彼かれはマーケティングのスペシャリストだ。
He is a specialist in marketing.
スペシャリストとして活かつ躍やくするto work actively as a specialist
彼かの女じょはIT分ぶん野やのスペシャリストとして活かつ躍やくしている。
She is thriving as a specialist in the IT field.
スペシャリストを目め指ざすto aim to become a specialist
彼かれは法ほう律りつのスペシャリストを目め指ざして勉べん強きょうしている。
He is studying with the goal of becoming a legal specialist.

Related words

専せん門もん家かN2
専門家 is the native Japanese term for a specialist and sounds slightly more formal or academic, while スペシャリスト is a loanword common in business and media contexts.
エキスパート
エキスパート and スペシャリスト are both loanwords for an expert, but エキスパート leans toward practical skill while スペシャリスト leans toward specialized knowledge or role.

Opposites

ゼネラリスト
ジェネラリスト (generalist) refers to someone with broad, varied skills, the opposite of a スペシャリスト who focuses deeply on one field.
素人しろうとN2
素人 means an amateur or layperson with no special training, directly contrasting with a スペシャリスト who has deep expertise.

Don't confuse with

スペシャルN1
スペシャリスト means 'specialist' (a person with expertise), while スペシャル is an adjective/noun meaning 'special' or 'special program'—learners sometimes confuse the two similar-looking loanwords.

Word family

マルチスペシャリスト
multispecialist
ペイロードスペシャリスト
payload specialist
サーチエンジンスペシャリスト
search engine specialist; SES

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'specialist'.