Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 専せん 業ぎょう とする to make something one's sole occupation
He works in farming as his sole occupation.
専せん 業ぎょう で 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something as one's full-time, exclusive occupation
She works exclusively as a full-time writer.
専せん 業ぎょう 化か する to specialize or shift to focusing on a single line of business
This company is moving toward specializing solely in software.
Kanji 専 specialty, exclusive, mainly 業 business, vocation, arts Related words 専業 stresses that one has only one occupation and no side work, while 本業 simply means one's main job, which may coexist with a side business.
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 専業 means devoting oneself to a single occupation, while 兼業 means holding multiple jobs or businesses at once.
専業 means devoting oneself to a single occupation, the opposite of 掛け持ち , which means juggling multiple jobs or roles at once.
多角 (as in 多角経営 ) means spreading a business across many fields, whereas 専業 means concentrating on a single line of business.
Word family housewife; full-time homemaker
full-time househusband; stay-at-home dad
full-time farmer; commercial farm household
Etymology Compound of 専 (exclusively) and 業 (work, occupation). The meaning 'monopoly' is a rare extension derived from exclusive control over a business.
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