選 – elect, select, choose

15 strokesTaught in grade 4#57 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 選 means elect, select, choose, prefer. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is セン (sen); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is えら.ぶ、え.る、よ.る (erabu, eru, yoru). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 辵 (no. 162).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	セン	sen
Kun’yomi	えら.ぶ	erabu
Kun’yomi	え.る	eru
Kun’yomi	よ.る	yoru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 辵 (Kangxi radical 162). Components: ｜・込・二・ハ・已.

Words using 選

選ぶえらぶto choose選手せんしゅplayer (of a sport)選択せんたくchoice選挙せんきょelection選考せんこうselection当選とうせんbeing elected抽選ちゅうせんlottery

Example sentences

アキラは上手なテニス選手です。

Akira is a good tennis player.

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選択は全く君次第だ。

The choice is all up to you.

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その県知事は７月の選挙で勝利をおさめました。

The prefectural governor got the upper hand in the July elections.

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Kanji with the same radical

連通進近道運過送違述追退辺造達週

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