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選

せん

selection; choice; choosing; picking

Common word

Meanings

Noun, Noun, suffix
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

Kanji used

選

Used in

選ぶえらぶto choose; to select; to pick (out)
選択せんたくchoice; selection; option
選択肢せんたくしchoices; alternatives; options
選手せんしゅplayer (of a sport); athlete; team member
選挙せんきょelection
言葉を選ぶことばをえらぶto choose one's words (with care); to be careful with…
選びえらびchoosing; selecting; deciding (on)
選定せんていselection
予選よせんpreliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
選抜せんばつselection; choice; picking out

All 81 words

選別せんべつselection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
人選じんせんpersonnel selection
選出せんしゅつelection; selection; choice
当選とうせんbeing elected
抽選ちゅうせんlottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting
死を選ぶしをえらぶto commit suicide; to end one's life; to choose death
選考せんこうselection; choice; screening
選手権せんしゅけんchampionship; title (of champion)
手段を選ばないしゅだんをえらばないto do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book…
選び出すえらびだすto select; to pick out
スポーツ選手スポーツせんしゅathlete
選りすぐりよりすぐりspecial selection; finest pick; top pick
落選らくせんfailing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election
選り好みよりごのみbeing particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being…
総選挙そうせんきょgeneral election (of the lower house)
選挙戦せんきょせんelection campaign
選曲せんきょくselection of music; song selection
野球選手やきゅうせんしゅbaseball player; ballplayer
世界選手権せかいせんしゅけんworld championship
大統領選挙だいとうりょうせんきょpresidential election
選り分けるよりわけるto classify; to sort out; to sift through
サッカー選手サッカーせんしゅsoccer player; football player; footballer
入選にゅうせんbeing selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being…
選挙区せんきょくelectoral district; precinct
選任せんにんnomination (of a person to a position); selection…
選択科目せんたくかもくelective subject or course
選るよるto choose; to select; to pick out
選挙権せんきょけんsuffrage; right to vote
特選とくせんspecial selection; special approval
再選さいせんre-election; reelection
参議院選挙さんぎいんせんきょHouse of Councillors election
オリンピック選手オリンピックせんしゅOlympic athlete
選挙運動せんきょうんどうelection campaign; political campaign; campaigning…
当選者とうせんしゃsuccessful candidate
選択的せんたくてきselective; optional; alternative
大統領選だいとうりょうせんpresidential election
市長選しちょうせんmayoral election
スター選手スターせんしゅstar player; star athlete
決選投票けっせんとうひょうfinal vote; run-off ballot
普通選挙ふつうせんきょuniversal suffrage
市長選挙しちょうせんきょmayoral election
選集せんしゅうselection (e.g. of poems, texts); anthology; selected…
予備選挙よびせんきょpreliminary election; primary (election)
選り抜きよりぬきthe very best; elite
最優秀選手さいゆうしゅうせんしゅmost valuable player; MVP
選手宣誓せんしゅせんせいathlete's oath of fair play
選手権大会せんしゅけんたいかいchampionship series
選び方えらびかたchoice
改選かいせんelection (for a seat or position at the end of a term)
選手村せんしゅむらOlympic village; athlete's village
運動選手うんどうせんしゅathlete
選考委員会せんこういいんかいselection committee; screening committee; nomination…
名選手めいせんしゅgreat player; star player
選者せんじゃjudge; selector
小選挙区しょうせんきょくsmall electoral district; single-member constituency
精選せいせんcareful selection
選挙民せんきょみんvoters; electorate; constituents
選挙人せんきょにんvoter; constituent; elector
弘法筆を選ばずこうぼうふでをえらばずa good workman does not blame his tools
互選ごせんelection by mutual vote; election from within a committee…
公選こうせんpublic election; election by popular vote
三選さんせんthird-term election
選択者せんたくしゃchooser; selector
選奨せんしょうrecommendation
粒選りつぶよりthe pick; the choice
直接選挙ちょくせつせんきょdirect election
好選手こうせんしゅstrong or skillful person; good player
選ばれるえらばれるto be elected
選挙結果せんきょけっかelection results
言葉選びことばえらびword choice; choice of words
選択の自由せんたくのじゆうfreedom of choice; discretion

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