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専門分野 (せんもんぶんや, senmonbunya) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

専せん門もん分ぶん野や

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Meanings

1

area of expertise; specialty; field

Refers to a person's specialized field of study, work, or knowledge.

彼かれの専せん門もん分ぶん野やは

物ぶつ

理り

学がく

です

。

His area of expertise is physics.

専せん門もん分ぶん野やについての質しつ問もんに答こたえる。

Answer questions about one's field of expertise.

Kanji

専specialty, exclusive, mainly
門gate, counter for cannons
分part, minute of time, segment
野plains, field, rustic

Related words

専せん門もん
専門 is a broader term for 'specialty' or 'major'; 専門分野 explicitly refers to the specific field or domain.
分ぶん野や
分野 means 'field' or 'area' in general; 専門分野 narrows it to one's own specialized area.

Built from

専せん門もん+分ぶん野や

Etymology

Compound of 専門 (せんもん, 'specialty') and 分野 (ぶんや, 'field').