How to say 'Selection' in Japanese | 選

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The Japanese word for Selection is 'Sen', written as 選 in Japanese.'Selection' in hiragana is せん.

word

選

Meaning

Selection

Reading

せん

sen

Kanji

選Choose

Explanation

The Japanese noun '選 (せん)' means 'selection' or 'choice'. It is often used in contexts where something is chosen or picked out from a group or set of options. This word can be part of compound words or used independently. For example: the selection of the winner「勝者の選」(しょうしゃのせん). The selection process is strict「選のプロセスは厳しい」(せんのぷろせすはきびしい). Note that '選' is often combined with other kanji to form words like '選挙 (せんきょ)' (election) or '選択 (せんたく)' (choice).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6881

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 選

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

選

Meaning

Choose

Words Related to 選 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

選挙

Meaning

Election

word

当選

Meaning

Win

word

入選

Meaning

Selection

word

選択

Meaning

Selection, Choice

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'Sen' means 'Selection' .

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