Japanese Word Entry

專門バカ

Simplified Japanese form: 専門バカ

Kana:せんもんばか
Romaji:senmonbaka
Definition: ignorance outside of one's own field, overspecialization, one-trick pony
Alternative form:
  • 專門馬鹿 〔専門馬鹿〕 【 せんもんばか (senmonbaka) 】


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Chinese characters used in this word

specialty, exclusive, mainly, solely, monopolize, take sole possession
Readings
Mandarin: ㄓㄨㄢ (zhuān), ㄊㄨㄢˊ (tuán), ㄕㄨㄢˋ (shuàn)
Cantonese: zyun1
Japanese: セン (sen) / もっぱ.ら (moppara)
Korean: 전 (jeon)
Vietnamese: chuyên, choen, choèn, chuyến, chuyện
Variants
Simplified Chinese form:
Simplified Japanese form:
Semantic variant form:

gate, counter for cannons, door, entrance, opening, Kangxi radical 169
Readings
Mandarin: ㄇㄣˊ (mén)
Cantonese: mun4
Japanese: モン (mon)、 ボン (bon) / かど (kado)、 と (to)
Korean: 문 (mun)
Vietnamese: môn
Variants
Simplified Chinese form:

horse, surname, Kangxi radical 187
Readings
Mandarin: ㄇㄚˇ (mǎ)
Cantonese: maa5
Japanese: バ (ba)、 メ (me)、 マ (ma) / うま (uma)、 うま- (uma-)、 ま (ma)
Korean: 마 (ma)
Vietnamese:
Variants
Simplified Chinese form:

鹿 deer, surname, Kangxi radical 198
Readings
Mandarin: ㄌㄨˋ (lù), ㄌㄩˊ (lǘ)
Cantonese: luk6
Japanese: ロク (roku) / しか (shika)、 か (ka)
Korean: 록 (rog), 녹 (nog)
Vietnamese: lộc