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Kanji Detail for 選 - "to choose, election"

選

  • Meaning

    選 means "to choose, election." Also associated with excellent.

    1. Choose - To select; to pick.

    2. Election - A vote; a selection.

    3. Excellent - Selected for quality.

  • Words using 選

    • 選手 せんしゅ Listen player (of a sport); athlete; team member
    • 選挙 せんきょ Listen election
    • 総選挙 そうせんきょ Listen general election (of the lower house)
    • 選手権 せんしゅけん Listen championship; title (of champion); championship game
    • 予選 よせん Listen preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial
    • 当選 とうせん Listen being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
    • 小選挙区 しょうせんきょく Listen small electoral district; single-member constituency
    • 選択 せんたく Listen choice; selection; option

  • Four-character idioms with 選

    • 二者選一 にしゃせんいつ Listen choosing between two things; two choices
    • 取捨選択 しゅしゃせんたく Listen selection; making a choice; sifting

  • Tattoo check: 選

    • Verified meaning: to choose, election
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read えり, すぐる, せん, たつみ)
    • Also carries these associations: excellent

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 選

    Given names 選(えり)Listen 選(せん)Listen 選(ひとし)Listen

    Surnames 選(すぐる)Listen 選(たつみ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    elect; select; choose; prefer

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    choose, select; elect; election

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to choose; to pick; to select; to elect

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to select, to elect, to choose; election

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To choose. To select a small number of excellent items from a large number is called 選. As in 精選 (carefully select), 挑選 (pick out). The people or things selected are also called 選. As in 一時之選 (the best of the time). | A compilation of ancient writings into a book is called 選. Prince Zhaoming of Liang, Xiao Tong, compiled the Literary Selections (文選) in thirty volumes. Poetry and prose modeled after this style is colloquially called 選體 (selection style). | 少選. A brief moment. | To evaluate officials. Officials recommended by the ministry are called 選. As in historical records having a 選舉志 (treatise on selection and recommendation).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sen(セン) セン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    e.ru(え-る) え-る

    era.bu(えら-ぶ) えら-ぶ

    yo.ru(よる) よる

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    辵 辶 (shinnyo・shinnyu)

  • Related Keywords

    choose election excellent arrange assemble compose select appoint nominate prefer vote decide screen handpick

Sentences including 選

  • Tell me which one to choose.

  • It seems that he was a great athlete.

  • Choose the one you like.

  • There is no choice in this matter.

  • What a good tennis player he is !

  • It doesn't matter which , just pick three books.

  • He was among those chosen.

  • I wish he were on our team.

  • Who is your favorite player?

  • She was chosen from among many students.

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