専心|せんしんsenshin[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbundivided attention; concentration
    アンはその仕事しごとに専心せんしんした。↗
    Ann bent her mind to the work.
Conjugation
Dictionary form専心する(せんしんする)
Polite (masu)専心します(せんしんします)
Negative (nai)専心しない(せんしんしない)
polite (masen)専心しません(せんしんしません)
classical zu / nu専心せず・専心せぬ(せんしんせず・せんしんせぬ)
Past (ta)専心した(せんしんした)
polite (mashita)専心しました(せんしんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)専心しなかった(せんしんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)専心しませんでした(せんしんしませんでした)
Te form専心して(せんしんして)
Potential専心できる(せんしんできる)
Passive専心される(せんしんされる)
Causative専心させる(せんしんさせる)
Causative passive専心させられる(せんしんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)専心すれば(せんしんすれば)
tara専心したら(せんしんしたら)
Volitional専心しよう(せんしんしよう)
polite (mashou)専心しましょう(せんしんしましょう)
Imperative専心しろ(せんしんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym専念せんねんNeutralNeutral. Devoting all one's energy to a single pursuit, as in 「治療に専念する」; more common in everyday use than 「専心」.
  • Synonym一心不乱いっしんふらんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Undistracted, single-minded focus on a task; originally a Buddhist term, with a stronger tone than 「専心」.
  • Synonym一心いっしんNeutralNeutral. Wholehearted devotion, or hearts united in a shared purpose; often in 「〜したい一心で」.
  • Synonym傾注けいちゅうFormalFormal. Pouring one's energy or devotion into something, as in 「全力を傾注する」.
  • Synonym集中しゅうちゅうNeutralNeutral and very common. Focusing attention, or gathering people and things in one place; the broadest usage of the group.
  • Related夢中むちゅうCasualColloquial. Being so drawn to something that you forget everything else, with a sense of fascination, as in 「ゲームに夢中」.
  • Related没入ぼつにゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Immersing yourself completely in something, as in 「作品世界に没入する」.
  • Antonym散漫さんまんNeutralNeutral antonym. Distracted and unfocused, the opposite of the single-minded concentration of 「専心」.

For single-minded devotion to one thing, 「専心」 is a written word seen in 「研究に専心する」 and 「一意専心」. In daily speech say 「専念」; for being absorbed use 「夢中」, for focusing attention 「集中」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 一ひとつのことに心こころを集中しゅうちゅうさせること。
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