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専門知識 (せんもんちしき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

専せん門もん知ち識しき

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Meanings

1

expertise; specialized knowledge; technical knowledge

Refers to deep, professional-level knowledge in a specific field. Often used in contexts requiring expert skill or understanding.

この仕し事ごとには専せん門もん知ち識しきが必ひつ要

よう

です

。

This job requires specialized knowledge.

彼かれはITの専せん門もん知ち識しきを持もっている。

He has expertise in IT.

Kanji

専specialty, exclusive, mainly
門gate, counter for cannons
知know, wisdom
識discriminating, know, write

Related words

知ち識しき
知識 is general knowledge, while 専門知識 specifically denotes expert or technical knowledge in a particular domain.
専せん門もん
専門 is a noun meaning 'specialty' or 'field of expertise', whereas 専門知識 refers to the knowledge itself within that specialty.

Built from

専せん門もん+知ち識しき

Etymology

Compound of 専門 (specialty) and 知識 (knowledge). The kanji 専 means 'exclusive' or 'specialized', 門 originally 'gate' but here 'field', 知 'know', and 識 'discernment'.