JLPT N3 · Noun

選手 (senshu)

選手 (せんしゅ, senshu) is a Japanese noun meaning “player (of a sport); athlete”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: せんしゅ
Romaji: senshu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

player (of a sport); athlete; team member · noun

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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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 選手

選

elect, select, chooseセン・えら.ぶ・え.る · 15 strokes

手

handシュ・ズ・て・て- · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 選手.

選ぶえらぶto choose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手てhand切手きってstamp (postage)上手じょうずskillful手紙てがみletter下手へたunskillfulお手洗いおてあらいtoilet手袋てぶくろglove運転手うんてんしゅdriver

Source: JMdict entry 1392250 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.