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area of expertise; forte; strong suit; specialty
A field or subject in which someone excels or has particular skill and knowledge.
彼の得意分野はデータ分析だ。
His area of expertise is data analysis.
それぞれの得意分野を活かして協力しよう。
Let's cooperate by making use of each person's strengths.
面接では自分の得意分野を具体的にアピールすることが大切だ。
In interviews, it's important to concretely highlight your areas of expertise.
A compound of 得意 (strong point, good at) and 分野 (field, area). Commonly used in professional, academic, and interview contexts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 得意分野を活かす (to make use of one's expertise)
- 得意分野を伸ばす (to develop one's strong areas)
- 得意分野を見つける (to find one's area of strength)
- 得意分野が異なる (to have different specialties)
The opposite concept is 苦手分野 (weak area, area of weakness).