選 Kanji – elect
The Japanese kanji 選 can mean elect, select, choose, prefer.
Meaning and Readings
How is 選 read?
選 has the onyomi reading セン and the kunyomi reading えらぶ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as sen, erabu.
Common Japanese Words Using 選
These common Japanese words contain 選. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 改選（かいせん） — election (for a seat or position at the end of a term)
- 互選（ごせん） — election by mutual vote, election from within a committee (party, etc.), internal vote
- 公選（こうせん） — public election, election by popular vote
- 再選（さいせん） — re-election, reelection
- 三選（さんせん） — third-term election
- 人選（じんせん） — personnel selection
- 精選（せいせん） — careful selection
- 選挙（せんきょ） — election
- 選挙権（せんきょけん） — suffrage, right to vote
- 選挙戦（せんきょせん） — election campaign