選

Elect

WaniKani level 13 JLPT N3 Joyo grade 4Top 500 · #5715 strokes

Meanings

Elect, Select, Choose, Prefer

On'yomi

せん

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

えら.ぶ

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

選 is written in 15 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

選 (Elect) is taught on WaniKani at level 13 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 4 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #57 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 15 strokes.

Other kanji at WaniKani level 13

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Words using 選

改選かいせんelection (for a seat or position at the end of a term)互選ごせんelection by mutual vote 公選こうせんpublic election 再選さいせんre-election 三選さんせんthird-term election

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