Kanji
N3 15 strokes Grade 4 freq #57

elect, select, choose, prefer

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

walk shinnyō

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

election
player (of a sport); athlete
championship; title (of champion)
general election (of the lower house)
being elected
preliminary contest; qualifying round
small electoral district; single-member constituency
selection; choice
choice; selection
public election; election by popular vote

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to choose; to select

Example sentences

He fought a successful election campaign.

He was chosen by election.

The athletes fell far short of our expectations.

My dream is to be a baseball player.