専せん従じゅう

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専従する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	専せん従じゅうする	専せん従じゅうしない
Polite	専せん従じゅうします	専せん従じゅうしません
Past polite	専せん従じゅうしました	専せん従じゅうしませんでした
Past	専せん従じゅうした	専せん従じゅうしなかった
Te-form	専せん従じゅうして	専せん従じゅうしないで
Desire	専せん従じゅうしたい	専せん従じゅうしたくない
Potential	専せん従じゅうできる	専せん従じゅうできない
Passive	専せん従じゅうされる	専せん従じゅうされない
Causative	専せん従じゅうさせる	専せん従じゅうさせない
Causative passive	専せん従じゅうさせられる	専せん従じゅうさせられない
Volitional	専せん従じゅうしよう
Polite volitional	専せん従じゅうしましょう
Imperative	専せん従じゅうしろ	専せん従じゅうするな
Conditional	専せん従じゅうすれば	専せん従じゅうしなければ
Tara conditional	専せん従じゅうしたら	専せん従じゅうしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

working exclusively for; working full-time for

Used when someone devotes all their working time to a single organization, cause, or activity, often in labor union or professional contexts.

彼かれは労ろう働どう組くみ合あいに専せん従じゅうしている。
He works full-time for the labor union.
専せん従じゅうのスタッフを募ぼ集しゅうしています。
We are recruiting full-time staff.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉に専せん従じゅうするto work exclusively/full-time for (an activity or cause)
彼かれは労ろう働どう組くみ合あいの活かつ動どうに専せん従じゅうしている。
He works full-time on labor union activities.
〈組そ織しき〉の専せん従じゅうになるto become a full-time dedicated worker for an organization
彼かの女じょは組くみ合あいの専せん従じゅうになった。
She became a full-time union official.

Kanji

専specialty, exclusive, mainly
従accompany, obey, submit to

Related words

専せん念ねんN2
専念 means to concentrate all one's effort on a single task or goal, while 専従 specifically means working full-time as one's job for an organization or cause.
常じょう勤きんN1
常勤 refers to full-time employment in general, while 専従 stresses exclusive dedication to a specific group or activity, often without holding any other job.
専せん業ぎょう
専業 means devoting oneself to a single occupation (like 専業主婦), while 専従 is used specifically for working full-time on behalf of an organization or cause such as a union.

Opposites

兼けん任にん
兼任 means holding an additional post alongside one's main job, the opposite of 専従, which means working exclusively for one organization or cause.

Don't confuse with

専せん任にん
専任 (holding a position exclusively, without other duties, e.g. a full-time teacher) looks and sounds similar to 専従 but refers to an appointment or post, whereas 専従 refers to working full-time for a cause or organization such as a labor union.

Word family

専せん従じゅう者しゃ
full-time worker dedicated to one role; full-time union official
ヤミ専せん従じゅう
illegal full-time union activity; union official moonlighting
在ざい籍せき専せん従じゅう
full-time union official on company payroll

Etymology

Compound of 専 (solely, exclusively) and 従 (follow, serve). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination conveys the idea of serving one master exclusively.