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: セン、えら.ぶ
Romaji: sen, era.bu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

elect, select, choose, prefer

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  162
Frequency:  57
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  3-3-12
Korean Reading:  seon
Chinese Reading:  xuan3
Unicode:  9078
JIS:  412A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3169
Nelson Index: 4744
New Nelson Index: 6114
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2q12.3
Four Corner Index: 3730.8
Guide to Remembering Index: 527
Gakken Index: 105
Japanese Names Index: 2419
Daikanwanjiten Index: 39127P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0180
Remembering the kanji Index: 1804
Kanji Way Index: 341
Kanji Flashcards Index: 967
Kodansha Compact Index: 721
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 556
Kanji in Context Index: 264
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2026
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2734
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1822
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1944
Essential Kanji Index: 522
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3931
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3561
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 449
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 626

Words

(せん)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
選手権 (せんしゅけん)
championship; title (of champion)
選ぶ (えらぶ)
to choose; to select
落選 (らくせん)
election loss; rejection
予選 (よせん)
preliminary contest; qualifier; primary; nomination
選手 (せんしゅ)
player (in game); team member
選挙 (せんきょ)
election
選出 (せんしゅつ)
election; selection; choice
当選 (とうせん)
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
選択 (せんたく)
selection; choice; option
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