専攻

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See also: 專攻

Japanese

Kanji in this term
専 攻
せん
Grade: 6 		こう
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
專攻 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

専(せん)攻(こう) • (senkō) 

  1. academic major

Synonyms

Verb

専(せん)攻(こう)する • (senkō suru) suru (stem 専(せん)攻(こう)し (senkō shi), past 専(せん)攻(こう)した (senkō shita))

  1. specialize in, major in

Conjugation

Conjugation of "専攻する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 専攻し せんこうし senkō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 専攻し せんこうし senkō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 専攻する せんこうする senkō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 専攻する せんこうする senkō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 専攻すれ せんこうすれ senkō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 専攻せよ¹
専攻しろ² 		せんこうせよ¹
せんこうしろ² 		senkō seyo¹
senkō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 専攻される せんこうされる senkō sareru
Causative 専攻させる
専攻さす 		せんこうさせる
せんこうさす 		senkō saseru
senkō sasu
Potential 専攻できる せんこうできる senkō dekiru
Volitional 専攻しよう せんこうしよう senkō shiyō
Negative 専攻しない せんこうしない senkō shinai
Negative continuative 専攻せず せんこうせず senkō sezu
Formal 専攻します せんこうします senkō shimasu
Perfective 専攻した せんこうした senkō shita
Conjunctive 専攻して せんこうして senkō shite
Hypothetical conditional 専攻すれば せんこうすれば senkō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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