“Selection” or “Choice” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “選”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “選” means “Pick out”, “Election” or “Anthology” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “選”
Jouyou Kanji “選” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 15 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | せん(sen) |
| さん(san) | |
| Kun-Yomi | えら(ぶ)(era(bu)) |
| え(る)(e(ru)) | |
| よ(る)(yo(ru)) | |
| すぐ(る)(sugu(ru)) | |
| Meanings | Select, Choose, Pick out |
| Selected person, Elected person | |
| Selection of poem |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “選”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 選科(せんか-se n ka) | Elective course, Elective subject, Non-regular course |
| 選歌(せんか-se n ka) | Selection of poems, Selected poems |
| 選外(せんがい-se n ga i) | Left out of the selection, Unselected |
| 選球眼(せんきゅうがん-se n kyu u ga n) | Batting eye |
| 選挙(せんきょ-se n kyo) | Election |
| 選曲(せんきょく-se n kyo ku) | Selection of music |
| 選句(せんく-se n ku) | Selection of Haiku |
| 選考(せんこう-se n ko u) | Selection, Screening |
| 選鉱(せんこう-se n ko u) | Mineral processing, Ore dressing, Ore sorting |
| 選者(せんじゃ-se n ja) | Selector, Judge |
| 選手(せんしゅ-se n shu) | Player, Athlete |
| 選手権(せんしゅけん-se n shu ke n) | Championship, Championship game, Championship tournament |
| 選集(せんしゅう-se n shu u) | Selection, Anthology, Collected edition |
| 選出(せんしゅつ-se n shu tsu) | Election, Selection, Choice |
| 選書(せんしょ-se n sho) | Anthology, Selection of books |
| 選奨(せんしょう-se n sho u) | Recommendation |
| 選択(せんたく-se n ta ku) | Selection, Choice, Option |
| 選炭(せんたん-se n ta n) | Coal dressing, Concentration of coal, Coal cleaning，Coal preparation |
| 選定(せんてい-se n te i) | Selection, Choice |
| 選任(せんにん-se n ni n) | Selection, Election, Assignment, Appointment |
| 選抜(せんばつ-se n ba tsu) | ① Selection, Choice, Picking out, ② National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament, Spring Koshien |
| 選評(せんぴょう-se n hyo u) | Selector’s comment, Selection and commentary (on literary texts or poems) |
| 選別(せんべつ-se n be tsu) | Selection, Classification, Sorting, Screening, Triage |
| 選良(せんりょう-se n ryo u) | Parliamentarian, Member of parliament, Elite |
| 改選(かいせん-ka i se n) | Reelection, Election for a seat or position at the end of a term |
| 公選(こうせん-ko u se n) | Public election, Election by popular vote |
| 互選(ごせん-go se n) | Mutual election, Co-optation |
| 再選(さいせん-sa i se n) | Reelection |
| 人選(じんせん-ji n se n) | Personnel selection |
| 精選(せいせん-se i se n) | Careful selection, Cleaning and grading |
| 特選(とくせん-to ku se n) | ① Special selection, Special approval, ② Special prize, Highest honours |
| 予選(よせん-yo se n) | Preliminary contest, Qualifying round, Trial, Primary |
| 落選(らくせん-ra ku se n) | Defeat, Election defeat, Election loss |
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