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Kanji: 選
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KANJI

選

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KUN 訓

えらぶ

ON 音

セン

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:	⻍(⻌) Radical name: しんにょう
Meaning:	Elect, select, choose, prefer
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 60 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	選(えら)ぶ	to choose
N3	選手(せんしゅ)	player (in a game)
N3	選択(せんたく)	selection, choice
N1	選挙(せんきょ)	election
N1	選考(せんこう)	selection, screening
N1	抽選(ちゅうせん)	lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots)
N1	当選(とうせん)	being elected, winning the prize

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