専念 (せんねん, sennen) Japanese meaning: devote oneself | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000専念する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 専念する | 専念しない |
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| Polite | 専念します | 専念しません |
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| Past polite | 専念しました | 専念しませんでした |
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| Past | 専念した | 専念しなかった |
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| Te-form | 専念して | 専念しないで |
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| Desire | 専念したい | 専念したくない |
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| Potential | 専念できる | 専念できない |
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| Passive | 専念される | 専念されない |
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| Causative | 専念させる | 専念させない |
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| Causative passive | 専念させられる | 専念させられない |
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| Volitional | 専念しよう | |
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| Polite volitional | 専念しましょう | |
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| Imperative | 専念しろ | 専念するな |
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| Conditional | 専念すれば | 専念しなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 専念したら | 専念しなかったら |
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研
究
に
専
念
し
て
いる
。
He is devoting himself to his research.
I want to concentrate on work right now.
Usage patterns
〈事〉に専念するto devote oneself entirely to (something)
He quit his job in order to devote himself fully to his treatment.
研究に専念するto concentrate solely on one's research
子育てに専念するto focus wholly on raising one's children
She quit her job and decided to devote herself entirely to raising her children.
After retiring, the professor now lives a life devoted entirely to research.
専念 means devoting oneself single-mindedly to one thing, while 注力 can describe splitting or allocating effort across multiple priorities.
専念する is a formal, written word meaning to concentrate solely on something, whereas 打ち込む is more colloquial and conveys passionate, energetic devotion.
