Kanji1 / 15
選 kanji
elect, select, choose, prefer
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 15
- School grade
- Grade 4 (elementary school)
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Kun readings
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Words with 選
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —期差選任staggered terms (applied to corporate directors as a defensive measure against hostile takeovers)
- —当選確実being projected to win; being certain to be elected; being sure of being elected
- —復活当選failing to win an electoral seat in a single-member constituency, but winning a seat in a proportionally represented constituency
- —選択授業elective class
- —採用選考employment screening; employment selection (for job applicants)
- —当選当確candidates (in an election) who have won or are projected to be elected
- —顕示選好revealed preference
- —人為選択artificial selection
- —当選基数electoral quota (e.g. in a proportional representation system)
- —通常選挙regular election (triennial election of half of the House of Councillors)
- —一般選挙general election (of all members of a local government body)
- —多肢選択multiple-choice
- —議会選挙parliamentary election
- —経路選択routing
- —項目選択item selection
- —自動選択automatic selection
- —選択解除deselection
- —選択機能function preselection capability
- —選択抄録selective abstract; slanted abstract
- —選択信号selection signal