This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: サン、セン、せん.する、えら.む、えら.ぶ
Romaji: san, sen, sen.suru, era.mu, era.bu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

composing, editing, compiling, selecting

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  64
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-3-12
Korean Reading:  cheon
Chinese Reading:  zhuan4
Unicode:  64b0
JIS:  4071

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1996
New Nelson Index: 2277
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c12.9
Four Corner Index: 5708.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 12753X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0397
Remembering the kanji Index: 2253
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 672
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2357
Kodansha Kanji Index: 911
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1361

Words

(せん)
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
勅撰 (ちょくせん)
compilation for the emperor; emperor's literary production
官撰 (かんせん)
government compilation
特選 (とくせん)
specially selection; special approval; special prize; high honour
杜撰 (ずさん、ずざん)
careless; sloppy; faulty; author who makes many mistakes; author who uses unsupported references
新撰 (しんせん)
newly compiled, selected or edited
選集 (せんしゅう、せんじゅう)
selection (e.g. of poems, texts); anthology; selected extracts
選ぶ (えらぶ)
to choose; to select
杜撰脱漏 (ずさんだつろう)
careless (slipshod) and with many omissions
勅撰集 (ちょくせんしゅう)
imperial-commissioned poem anthology
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