exclusively doing ...; person who exclusively does ...; fetish for ...; someone with a fetish for ...
Slang suffix attached to nouns or noun-like stems. Indicates that someone is obsessed with or exclusively devoted to the thing. Often used in otaku or internet subcultures.
彼はゲーム専で、他のことには興味がない。
He's exclusively into games and has no interest in anything else.
あの人は猫専だから、猫カフェに毎日行くらしい。
That person has a cat fetish, so I hear they go to a cat café every day.
first; most important thing; number one priority
Obsolete noun meaning the foremost or most important thing. Not used in modern Japanese outside of historical contexts.
Apparently he's exclusively into big breasts.
In old documents, it is written that deciding what is most important is crucial.
専 implies an exclusive, often fetishistic devotion to one narrow thing, whereas 好き simply means liking something and carries no implication of exclusivity or subculture slang.
専 is a casual slang suffix for being obsessively devoted to something (often with sexual or fetishistic overtones), while 専門 is the neutral, standard word for a field of specialization or expertise.
specialty; field of expertise; major · exclusive focus; doing only; specializing solely in
exclusive use; private use; personal use · dedicated use; for a specific purpose; purpose-built · use only a particular product; exclusive use of a brand or material
major; specialization; field of study
exclusive; attached to; specialist
devote oneself; concentrate on; be absorbed in
specialized occupation; full-time dedication to one field
exclusive responsibility; special duty; being solely in charge · senior managing director; executive director
full-time; exclusive assignment; dedicated
The kanji 専 means 'exclusively' or 'solely'. The slang suffix usage likely derives from this meaning, indicating exclusive devotion. The obsolete noun sense is directly from the kanji's meaning of 'first' or 'foremost'.
technical college; kōsen · higher schools and colleges
monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights
despotism; autocracy
specialized course; specialised course · specialty item; something specialized for a specific use
specialization; major; specialized study
working exclusively for; working full-time for
exclusive possession; sole ownership; monopoly
exclusively defense-oriented policy; nonaggressive defense
undivided attention; concentration; devotion
acting arbitrarily; arbitrary action
arbitrariness; high-handedness; tyranny
decide or act on one's own authority; arbitrary decision
attraction to ugly people
housing-loan corporation
eight special days of the sexagenary cycle; inauspicious days with high rain probability
gaijin hunter; person who only dates foreigners
exclusively; with utmost care
vocational school graduate
full-time engineer; full-time technician
autocracy
arbitrary decision; acting on one's own authority
arbitrary exercise of power; autocratic authority