9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N2

specialty, exclusive, mainly, solely

Kun'yomi
  • wholly ②principally
On'yomi
  • セン
    having a fetish for ... ②first ③doing as one pleases

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

セン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

specialty, exclusive, mainly
セン もっぱ.ら (6th, N2)
ten fields
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wherefore, a reason
ユウ ユ ユイ (3rd, N3)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)

Common Words

having a fetish for ... ②first ③doing as one pleases
(one's) exclusive use ②dedicated use ③exclusive use (of particular products)
special duty ②senior managing director
personal airplane
patent ②one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 5C02
JIS X 0208 1-32-76
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1350
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1377
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2644
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3272
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1690
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2297
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 46
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 47
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 526
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 973
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 413
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 914
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 600
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 610
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 830
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 478
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 925
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 886
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 797
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 503
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 46
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a9.16
Four corner code 5034.6
De Roo Code 1548