選 — seon

Parts that make up 選

How 選 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 選 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 止, 巽.

Korean example words with 選

• 삼선三選 Korean gloss: 세 번 당선됨
• 선외選外 Korean gloss: 입선에 들지 못함
• 다선多選 Korean gloss: 선거에 여러 번 뽑힘
• 낙선落選 Korean gloss: 심사나 선발에서 떨어짐
• 선자選者 Korean gloss: 작품 따위를 골라서 뽑는 사람
• 예선豫選 Korean gloss: 본선에 나갈 선수나 팀을 뽑음
• 경선競選 Korean gloss: 둘 이상의 후보가 경쟁하는 선거
• 단선單選 Korean gloss: ‘단독 선거’를 줄여 이르는 말
• 보선補選 Korean gloss: ‘보궐 선거’를 줄여 이르는 말
• 입선入選 Korean gloss: 출품한 작품이 심사에 합격하여 뽑힘
• 선량選良 Korean gloss: 뛰어난 인물을 뽑음. 또는 그렇게 뽑힌 인물
• 사선私選 Korean gloss: 개인이 사사로이 가려 뽑음. 또는 개인이 사사로이 가려 뽑아 직무를 맡김

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 選

• 選挙せんきょ election
• 選手せんしゅ player (of a sport); athlete; team member
• 選手権せんしゅけん championship; title (of champion); championship game
• 総選挙そうせんきょ general election (of the lower house); fan popularity voting (esp. for idols); popularity contest
• 当選とうせん being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
• 予選よせん preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial
• 選ぶえらぶ to choose; to select; to pick (out)
• 小選挙区しょうせんきょく small electoral district; single-member constituency
• 選択せんたく choice; selection; option
• 選考せんこう selection; choice; screening
• 選出せんしゅつ election; selection; choice
• 公選こうせん public election; election by popular vote

Characters sharing the phonetic 巽

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “선”

Other hanja with radical 辵