選 — elect, select, choose

えらぶ選 elect

えらぶ

U+9078 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #57 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1944 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

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Meanings

elect
select
choose
prefer

Readings

On'yomi: せん sen
Kun'yomi: えら era

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えら era Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

選(えら) ぶ erabu to choose 選(えら) び erabi selection 選(えら) べる eraberu to be able to choose 選(えら) び方(かた) erabikata way of choosing

せん sen On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

選(せん) 手(しゅ) senshu athlete 選(せん) 挙(きょ) senkyo election 選(せん) sen selection 当(とう) 選(せん) tousen election 予(よ) 選(せん) yosen preliminary 選(せん) 定(てい) sentei selection 選(せん) 出(しゅつ) senshutsu election 選(せん) 考(こう) senkou selection

よ yo

選(よ) りすぐり yorisuguri special selection 選(よ) り分(わ) ける yoriwakeru to classify

Words by frequency and grade

41 words

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