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専攻 (せんこう): major subject, special study — Japanese vocabulary

専攻 is read せんこう and means "major subject, special study". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

専攻

Reading
せんこう · senkou
Translation
major subject, special study
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
せんこうが

Example

大学では何を専攻するつもりですか。

だいがくではなんをせんこうするつもりですか。

What do you plan to major in in college?

Kanji in this word

  • 専 — exclusive, specialty
  • 攻 — Aggression, Attack, Criticize

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