Keyword
select
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig1944
Readings
えら
(51%)
せん
(47%)
Composed of
southeast
road
Mnemonic components
road
oneself
oneself
together
Mnemonic

Two poisonous snakes are traveling together on a road. Uh... maybe let's select another way to go; I don't want to get bitten and die...

Used in vocabulary (368 in total)
to choose; to select
selection; choice; option
choices; alternatives; options
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
selection; choice; picking out
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
personnel selection
election; selection; choice
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
selection; screening
championship; title (of champion)
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to select; to pick out
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
right to choose; a say; option
special selection; finest pick; top pick
election loss; rejection
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
final selection
general election (of the lower house)
election campaign
to single out
selection of music; song selection
baseball player; ballplayer
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
electoral district; precinct
final selection (e.g. of applicants); final screening; shortlisting
nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment
elective subject or course
to choose; to select
suffrage; the right to vote
special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
re-election
Committee for Election Administration
House of Councillors election
election campaign; political campaign; campaigning; electioneering; canvassing
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
lottery (event); raffle
successful candidate
selection committee member; member of a screening committee
elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people
to run for election
selective; optional; alternative
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
the chosen people
sense of being the chosen people
by any means, fair or foul
star player; star athlete
team (of players, athletes); squad; (sports) delegation
final vote; run-off ballot
player's career; one's career in sport; one's career as an athlete
document screening; paper screening; narrowing down a field of applicants based on resumes, written applications, etc.
criterion (criteria) for selection
final qualifier; final qualifying round
winning one's first election; being elected for the first time
top hundred; hundred best
election campaign strategy; election tactics
to be willing to do anything (any trick) to achieve one's end
selection (e.g. of poems, texts); anthology; selected extracts
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
the very best; elite
member of parliament; the elite
multiple choice (e.g. question)
special election; by-election
athlete's oath of fair play
preliminary election; primary (election)
(the) most valuable player; MVP
professional player (sports); pro
presidential election
selected (sports) team; picked team; all-star team; selection
selection by the state (esp. of a defense lawyer); appointment; assignment
House of Representatives election; lower house election
(election) campaign car
re-election
winning number (e.g. in lottery); lucky number
Olympic village; athlete's village
selection committee; screening committee; nomination committee
great player; star player
judge; selector
being projected to win; being certain to be elected; being sure of being elected
electoral irregularities
small electoral district; single-member constituency
selective system; system that offers choices
gubernatorial election; election of governor; gubernatorial campaign; gubernatorial race
careful selection
election campaign fund; electoral funds
election administration
parliamentary election
snap election; snap general election
picking and choosing
House of Councillors election; upper house election
selection and commentary (on literary texts or poems)
anthology; selection of books
voters; electorate; constituents
eligibility for election; suffrage
selecting; choosing
choosing a wife
election campaign strategy; election tactics
search for a husband for one's daughter
midterm election; interim election
to select; to choose
repeat election; recall election
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
election by mutual vote; election from within a committee (party, etc.); internal vote
voter; constituent; elector; presidential elector (US); member of the Electoral College
a good workman does not blame his tools
(professional) keirin cyclist
selection process; judging system
local election; regional elections
batting eye; ability to judge whether a pitch will be called a ball or a strike
popular election
active player; player on the active list
to select; to pick out
original selection
election headquarters
selection of poems; selected poems
third-term election
universal suffrage
bye-election; by-election
substitute player; reserve
type picking; anthology; selection of literary works
tuning (e.g. a radio, a television); channel selection
public election
selector; selective
Tokyo Assembly elections
Reiwa Shinsengumi (political party)
winning ticket (in a lottery, etc.)
imperial nomination
unsuccessful candidate
elective subject; elective class
chooser; selector
veteran player; experienced player; veteran (at a job)
to make a good choice
regular player; first-team player; first-string player
recommendation
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
vote by the Diet to appoint the prime minister
regular election (triennial election of half of the House of Councillors)
coal dressing; concentration of coal
free election; free elections
selecting from one's own works; one's own selection; voting for oneself
newly compiled; newly edited; newly elected; newly returned
sorting fruit
choice of nationality; choice of citizenship
to be selected; to be chosen
to choose by lot
the chosen one; the chosen ones; the select few
person whose work is selected for a prize, exhibition, etc.; winning candidate
single-seat constituency system
win an election due to another's death or disqualification
the pick; the choice
ore sorting; ore dressing
careful selection
ward assembly election; local council election
final election; run-off
Public Office Election Law
personal selection (esp. of a defense lawyer); private selection (e.g. of poetry)
substitute player; substitution
to be in a different genre; to belong to a different category
elective course or subject
with the election around the corner
employment screening; employment selection (for job applicants)
women's suffrage
champion; (championship) title holder
to choose a lucky (auspicious) day
being re-elected (multiple times)
World Cup qualifier; World Cup qualifying
fielder's choice
selection condition; selection conditions
government-appointed
spare player; substitute; sub; benchwarmer
failing to win an electoral seat in a single-member constituency, but winning a seat in a proportionally represented constituency
being the same thing (as); being indistinguishable (from)
choosing between two things; two choices
grassroots door-to-door election campaign
popular election system
person eligible for elective office
to choose by lot
double election (e.g. of the lower and higher chambers)
(logical) disjunction
electoral system comprised of single-seat constituencies and proportionally represented multiple-seat constituencies
electorate; constituent body; elective body; electoral base
to choose a lucky (auspicious) day
voter registration list; electoral register
choosing a husband
title match; championship bout
function preselection capability
system allowing for election of the prime minister by popular vote
(system of) optional separate surnames for married couples
honorable mention; honourable mention
grassroots door-to-door election campaign
electoral system allowing for the election of multiple candidates from one district; multi-member constituent electoral system
negative selection; purifying selection
(Japanese) electoral system allowing for the election of from 3 to 5 candidates from one district
to choose; to take; to select; to pick out
wind winnowing
carrying out an election campaign using the Internet
split election (where two or more candidates from the same party stand)
picking and choosing
general election (of all members of a local government body)
(having a) good chance of being elected (winning) (in an election)
strong or skillful person; good player
selection of masterpieces
waiting for a good hit at a pitch
Zen temple meditation hall
win an election due to another's death or disqualification
selected poems
special student
election in a safe seat
imperially-commissioned poetry anthology
being the same thing (as); being indistinguishable (from)
the chosen one; the chosen ones; the select few
carefully selected
to be elected
official gazette for elections
state or provincial election
election time; election period
staggered terms (applied to corporate directors as a defensive measure against hostile takeovers)
candidates (in an election) who have won or are projected to be elected
selecting an auspicious date by looking at the astrological information on the calendar; date selected in such a manner
disjunctive judgment (judgement)
electoral quota (e.g. in a proportional representation system)
selective abstract; slanted abstract
coal washing system; coal dressing machine; coal washer
double election (e.g. of the lower and higher chambers)
National Invitational High-School Baseball Tournament; Spring Koshien
answer choices (e.g. for a questionnaire); answer frame
Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly elections
carrying out an election campaign using the Internet
divination based on laying out various items before a toddler and predicting his future based the items chosen
carefully selected edition
flotation (mineral processing method)
flotation method (mineral processing)
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