How to say 'Election' in Japanese | 選挙

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The Japanese word for Election is 'Senkyo', written as 選挙 in Japanese.'Election' in hiragana is せんきょ.

word

選挙

Meaning

Election

Reading

せんきょ

senkyo

Kanji

選Choose 挙Raise

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '選挙 (せんきょ)' refers to the process of voting to choose a person or group of people for a position, typically in a political context. It is commonly used to describe national, local, or organizational elections. For example: The election will be held next month「選挙は来月行われます」(せんきょはらいげつおこなわれます). He won the election「彼は選挙に勝った」(かれはせんきょにかった). This term is often used in formal settings and is central to discussions about democracy and governance.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1471

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 選挙

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

選

Meaning

Choose

kanji

挙

Meaning

Raise

Words Related to 選挙 Through the Kanji 選

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 選 as well.

word

選ぶ

Meaning

Choose

word

選手

Meaning

Player, Athlete

word

当選

Meaning

Win

word

入選

Meaning

Selection

word

選択

Meaning

Selection, Choice

word

選

Meaning

Selection

Words Related to 選挙 Through the Kanji 挙

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 挙 as well.

word

挙げる

Meaning

Raise, List

word

挙げ句

Meaning

Result

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'Senkyo' means 'Election' .

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