当選 – Vocabulary details

当とう選せん

Meanings

Noun

Verb (する)

1. being elected

2. being selected (to win a prize, etc.)

3. winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)

Kanji used

当

hit (the target)

選

select

Pitch accent

と

うせん

Conjugations...Used in: 480

Composed of

当とう

this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness

選せん

selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

Used in vocabulary (11 in total)

当とう選せん者しゃ

successful candidate

当とう選せん番ばん号ごう

winning number (e.g. in lottery); lucky number

当とう選せん確かく実じつ

being projected to win; being certain to be elected; being sure of being elected

8 more...

Examples (7 in total)

次つぎの選せん挙きょでは彼かれが当とう選せんするだろう。

He'll probably win in the next election.

私わたしが投とう票ひょうした候こう補ほ者しゃは当とう選せんした。

The candidate whom I cast a vote for was elected.

メアリーは宝たからくじに当とう選せんする夢ゆめを見みた。

Mary had a dream that she won the lottery.

選せん挙きょ運うん動どうは成せい功こうし、彼かの女じょは当とう選せんした。

The campaign was successful and she won the election.

彼かれは当とう選せんの見み込こみが十じゅう分ぶんある。

He has a good chance of being elected.

彼かれは前ぜん回かいの選せん挙きょで上じょう院いん議ぎ員いんに当とう選せんした。

He was elected to the Senate in the last election.

いまやブッシュ大だい統とう領りょうが当とう選せんしたのだから、業ぎょう務むは通つう常じょう通とおりになるだろう。