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JLPT N3 SL4 15 strokes Frequency: #57

Meanings

Elect, Select, Choose, Prefer

Radicals

θΎΆ

Decomposition

βΏΊθΎΆε·½

Etymology

Pictophonetic: walk

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 15

Stroke Order

1 corner right-to-left
2 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
3 curve bottom-right-to-top-left
4 corner right-to-left
5 horizontal right-to-left
6 curve right-to-left
7 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
8 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
9 vertical right-to-left
10 horizontal bottom-to-top
11 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
12 dot bottom-right-to-top-left
13 dot bottom-right-to-top-left
14 corner bottom-to-top
15 diagonal bottom-to-top
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
セン sen
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
γˆγ‚‰ era

Words Using This Kanji

386 words total
Other (20 words)
文選θͺ­γΏ γ‚‚γ‚“γœγ‚“γ‚ˆγΏ

reading kanbun by pronouncing a word with its on reading followed by its kun reading

ζ‹³ι—˜ιΈζ‰‹ けんとうせんしゅ

boxer

γ™γΉγ¦ιΈζŠž γ™γΉγ¦γ›γ‚“γŸγ

select all

θΆ…ιΈζŠžε‰‡ γ‘γ‚‡γ†γ›γ‚“γŸγγγ

superselection rule

ζŠ½ιΈε™¨ けゅうせんき

lottery wheel

体操選手 γŸγ„γγ†γ›γ‚“γ—γ‚…

gymnast

選手局 せんしゅそう

player depth (in a team)

η¬¬δΈ€ιΈζŠž γ γ„γ„γ‘γ›γ‚“γŸγ

first choice

ιΈζŠžθ–¬ γ›γ‚“γŸγγ‚„γ

drug of choice

ι€†ιΈζŠž γŽγ‚ƒγγ›γ‚“γŸγ

adverse selection

シード選手 シードせんしゅ

seeded player

δΊˆιΈι€šιŽ γ‚ˆγ›γ‚“γ€γ†γ‹

getting through a qualifying round

ζ±δΊ¬ιƒ½θ­°δΌšθ­°ε“‘ιΈζŒ™ γ¨γ†γγ‚‡γ†γ¨γŽγ‹γ„γŽγ„γ‚“γ›γ‚“γγ‚‡

Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly elections

選鉱所 せんこうしょ

(ore) dressing plant

ιΈι‰±ζ©Ÿ せんこうき

ore separator

ε€§ι£Ÿγ„ιΈζ‰‹ γŠγŠγγ„γ›γ‚“γ—γ‚…

participant in eating competitions

ιΈζ‰‹ε±€γŒεŽšγ„ γ›γ‚“γ—γ‚…γγ†γŒγ‚γ€γ„

having a deep talent pool

フェンシング選手 フェンシングせんしゅ

fencer

ιΈζ‰‹ε±€γŒθ–„γ„ γ›γ‚“γ—γ‚…γγ†γŒγ†γ™γ„

having a shallow talent pool

ウィンブルドン選手権 ウィンブルドンせんしゅけん

Wimbledon Championships