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

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せん
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
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新撰

新選
しんせん
newly compiled, selected or edited
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勅撰

ちょくせん
compilation for the emperor; emperor's literary production
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選集

撰集
せんしゅう、せんじゅう
selection (e.g. of poems, texts); anthology; selected extracts
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官撰

かんせん
government compilation
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選ぶ

撰ぶ、択ぶ
えらぶ
to choose; to select
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特選

特撰
とくせん
specially selection; special approval; special prize; high honour
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杜撰脱漏

ずさんだつろう
careless (slipshod) and with many omissions
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杜撰

ずさん、ずざん
careless; sloppy; faulty; author who makes many mistakes; author who uses unsupported references
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勅撰集

ちょくせんしゅう
imperial-commissioned poem anthology