新選組

新撰組

Reading

Kana: しんせんぐみ

Romaji: shinsengumi

Definition

noun

1

Shinsengumi; shogunate police and military force located in Kyoto and dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities (Edo period)

Kanji

新

Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-

Meaning: new

選

Readings: セン、 えら.ぶ

Meanings: elect, select, choose, prefer

組

Readings: ソ、 く.む、 くみ、 -ぐみ

Meanings: association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple

撰

Readings: サン、 セン、 せん.する、 えら.む、 えら.ぶ

Meanings: composing, editing, compiling, selecting