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Japanese symbol for “exclusive”

Romaji: senzoku
exclusive; attached to; specialist

In Japanese, exclusive is , read (senzoku).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs exclusive; attached to; specialist

Kanji and stroke order

specialty, exclusive, mainly
on: セン
kun: もっぱ.ら
9 strokes · JLPT 2
belong, genus, subordinate official
on: ゾク、ショク
kun: さかん、つく、やから
12 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “exclusive”

WordReadingMeaning
オリジナル orijinaruunique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
せんもんてき senmontekitechnical; specialist; professional
どくせんてき dokusentekimonopolistic; exclusive
はいたてき haitatekiexclusive; exclusionary; restrictive
はいがいてき haigaitekiexclusive; antiforeign; xenophobic

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せんもん senmonspeciality; specialty; special subject of study
せんよう sen'you(one's) exclusive use; private use; personal use
せんこう senkoumajor subject; special study
せんむ senmuspecial duty; being in sole charge of a duty
せんねん sennenabsorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
せんぎょう sengyouspecial occupation; principal occupation; specialty
しょぞく shozokubelonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to
きんぞく kinzokumetal

See also: Chinese symbol for “exclusive”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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