Kanji

Level: N3 Strokes: 15

選

Meaning in English

elect, select, choose

Readings

Onyomi: セン Kunyomi: えら.ぶ, え.る, よ.る Romaji: sen / era.bu, e.ru, yo.ru

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選

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese eleger, selecionar, escolher

Spanish elegir, seleccionar, escoger

Korean 선택하다, 고르다, 택하다

French élire, sélectionner, choisir

Italian eleggere, selezionare, scegliere

German wählen, auswählen, sich entscheiden

Indonesian memilih, menyeleksi, mengambil

★ Vietnamese bầu chọn, lựa chọn

Thai เลือก, คัดสรร, คัดเลือก

Related kanji

N1 遺 i, yui / noko.su bequeath, leave behind, reserve N1 遼 ryou distant, distante, lejano N1 遵 jun abide by, follow, obey N1 遷 sen / utsu.ru, utsu.su, miyakogae transition, move, change N1 避 hi / sa.keru, yo.keru evade, avoid, avert N3 適 teki / kana.u suitable, occasional, rare N1 還 kan / kae.ru send back, return, renvoyer N1 遭 sou / a.u, a.waseru encounter, meet, party N1 遮 sha / saegi.ru intercept, interrupt, obstruct

Words with this kanji

N1 当選 tousen being elected, winning the prize N1 抽選 chuusen lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots) N3 選手 senshu player, athlete, competitor N3 選択 sentaku selection, choice, option N3 選挙 senkyo election N3 選考 senkou selection, screening N4 選ぶ erabu choose, select

Sentences with this kanji

N4 好きな色を選びました。 Suki na iro o erabimashita. I chose the color I like. N5 正しい答えを選んでください。 Tadashii kotae o erande kudasai. Please choose the correct answer. N3 努力した結果によって将来の選択も変わってくると思う Doryoku shita kekka ni yotte shourai no sentaku mo kawatte kuru to omou Depending on effort future choices also change