専業|せんぎょうsengyou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounspecial occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly

• Related専門せんもんNeutralRefers to a field of specialty or expertise; 「専業」 means doing something as one's main occupation.
• Related専門職せんもんしょくWrittenWritten/formal: a profession requiring specialized knowledge; 「専業」 stresses that something is one's main occupation.
• Antonym兼業けんぎょうWrittenWritten/formal: pursuing a side occupation in addition to one's main work; the opposite of 「専業」.

Use 「専業」 for something done as one's main or only occupation, as in 「専業農家」 and 「専業主婦」. For a field of expertise use 「専門」, and for a profession requiring specialized knowledge use 「専門職」; 「兼業」 is the opposite.

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1. 専門せんもんとしている事業じぎょうおよび職業しょくぎょう。