Moto 選: Elect; Select; ChooseKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- セン
- Kun'yomi
- えら(ぶ)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 4
- Words
- 368 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (セン)
- 総選挙そうせんきょgeneral election (of the lower house)
- 選手せんしゅplayer (sports); athlete
- 選手権せんしゅけんchampionship; title (of champion)
- 選挙せんきょelection
- 予選よせんpreliminary contest; qualifying round
- 小選挙区しょうせんきょくsmall electoral district; single-member constituency
- 当選とうせんbeing elected
- 選択せんたくselection; choice
- 選考せんこうselection; screening
- 公選こうせんpublic election
- 選出せんしゅつelection; selection
- 選せんselection; choice
- 選抜せんばつselection; choice
- 選挙戦せんきょせんelection campaign
- 抽選ちゅうせんlottery; raffle
- 入選にゅうせんbeing selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted
- 再選さいせんre-election
- 選定せんていselection
- 選択肢せんたくしchoices; alternatives
- 人選じんせんpersonnel selection
- 選挙運動せんきょうんどうelection campaign; political campaign
- 改選かいせんre-election
- 選者せんじゃjudge; selector
- 決選投票けっせんとうひょうfinal vote; run-off ballot
- 選挙権せんきょけんsuffrage; the right to vote
- 落選らくせんelection loss; rejection
- 選手村せんしゅむらOlympic village; athlete's village
- 三選さんせんthird-term election
- 選別せんべつselection; classification
- 直接選挙ちょくせつせんきょdirect election
- 選任せんにんnomination (of a person to a position); selection
- 選挙人せんきょにんvoter; constituent
- 特選とくせんspecial selection; special approval
- 選奨せんしょうrecommendation
- 互選ごせんelection by mutual vote; election from within a committee (party, etc.)
- 厳選げんせんcareful selection; careful screening
- 婦選ふせんwomen's suffrage
- 普通選挙ふつうせんきょuniversal suffrage
- 百選ひゃくせんtop hundred; hundred best
- 精選せいせんcareful selection
- 自選じせんselecting from one's own works; one's own selection
- 被選挙権ひせんきょけんeligibility for election; suffrage
- 選外せんがいunselected
- 選択科目せんたくかもくelective subject or course
- 選挙公報せんきょこうほうofficial gazette for elections
- 選曲せんきょくselection of music; song selection
- 選書せんしょanthology; selection of books
- 選良せんりょうmember of parliament
- 選集せんしゅうselection (e.g. of poems, texts); anthology
- 間接選挙かんせつせんきょindirect election
- れいわ新選組れいわしんせんぐみReiwa Shinsengumi (political party)
Words that use a kun'yomi
Other readings
- 選りすぐりよりすぐりspecial selection; finest pick
- 選り分けるよりわけるto classify; to sort out
- 選るよるto choose; to select
- 選評せんぴょうselection and commentary (on literary texts or poems)
- いい日を選ぶよいひをえらぶto choose a lucky (auspicious) day
- どぶ板選挙ドブいたせんきょgrassroots door-to-door election campaign
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