専せん念ねん

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専念する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Used with に to indicate the activity or goal one is fully focused on. Often implies single-minded dedication.

〈事こと〉に専せん念ねんするto devote oneself entirely to (something)
彼かれは治ち療りょうに専せん念ねんするため、仕し事ごとを辞やめた。
He quit his job in order to devote himself fully to his treatment.
研けん究きゅうに専せん念ねんするto concentrate solely on one's research
教きょう授じゅは退たい職しょく後ご、研けん究きゅうに専せん念ねんする生せい活かつを送おくっている。
After retiring, the professor now lives a life devoted entirely to research.
子こ育そだてに専せん念ねんするto focus wholly on raising one's children
彼かの女じょは仕し事ごとを辞やめ、子こ育そだてに専せん念ねんすることにした。
She quit her job and decided to devote herself entirely to raising her children.

集しゅう中ちゅうN3
集中 is the general word for concentrating attention (even briefly), while 専念 stresses giving up other pursuits to dedicate oneself wholly to one thing.
没ぼっ頭とうN1
没頭 describes becoming so absorbed in an activity that one loses track of everything else, while 専念 emphasizes a deliberate, ongoing commitment to a goal.
専せん心しん
専心 is a more literary near-synonym of 専念, both meaning to give oneself wholly to one pursuit, but 専心 is less common in everyday speech.
熱ねっ中ちゅうN3
熱中 highlights passionate enthusiasm for something (sometimes bordering on obsession), whereas 専念 focuses on disciplined dedication to a purpose or duty.

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専せん従じゅう
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.
傾けい注ちゅう
専念 is the common, everyday word for focusing exclusively on one thing, while 傾注 is a formal, literary term for pouring all one's effort or resources into a goal.
献けん身しん
専念 means concentrating single-mindedly on one task, whereas 献身 carries a stronger sense of personal sacrifice for someone or something else.
従じゅう事じN1
専念する means to devote oneself exclusively to one thing, while 従事 simply means to be engaged in an activity without implying exclusivity.
注ちゅう力りょく
専念 means devoting oneself single-mindedly to one thing, while 注力 can describe splitting or allocating effort across multiple priorities.
打うち込こむN1
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.

From 専 (solely, exclusively) and 念 (thought, attention). The combination conveys the idea of directing one's thoughts exclusively to one thing.