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撰
Kanji meaning "composing, editing, compiling"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #2806
Jinmeiyou
Kanken Level 準1
RTK
TMW Divine Idol
15 strokes
Meanings
composing, editing, compiling, selecting
On'yomi
サン
セン
Kun'yomi
せん.する
えら.む
えら.ぶ
Stroke order
(15 strokes)
Composed of
扌
hand
radical
巽
southeast
Components and stroke order from
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Reading usage
せん
34 (83%)
えら
3 (7%)
さん
2 (5%)
あつむ
1 (2%)
よ
1 (2%)
新
(
しん
)
撰
(
せん
)
組
(
ぐみ
)
Shinsengumi
#57512
撰
(
せん
)
anthology (of poetry, etc.)
#82510
新
(
しん
)
撰
(
せん
)
newly compiled
#172581
撰
(
せん
)
する
to write (prose, etc.)
#172581
撰
(
せん
)
集
(
しゅう
)
selection (e.g. of poems, texts)
#198618
喜撰
(
きせん
)
Kisen (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
#199096
特
(
とく
)
撰
(
せん
)
special selection
#200645
勅
(
ちょく
)
撰
(
せん
)
compilation for the emperor
#205186
撰
(
せん
)
者
(
じゃ
)
author
#216469
撰定
(
せんてい
)
Sentei
#217625
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Most common words using this kanji
杜
(
ず
)
撰
(
さん
)
careless
#36997
新
(
しん
)
撰
(
せん
)
組
(
ぐみ
)
Shinsengumi
#57512
撰
(
せん
)
anthology (of poetry, etc.)
#82510
撰
(
えら
)
ぶ
to choose
#147245
撰
(
よ
)
る
to choose
#170709
新
(
しん
)
撰
(
せん
)
newly compiled
#172581
撰
(
せん
)
する
to write (prose, etc.)
#172581
撰
(
せん
)
集
(
しゅう
)
selection (e.g. of poems, texts)
#198618
喜撰
(
きせん
)
Kisen (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
#199096
特
(
とく
)
撰
(
せん
)
special selection
#200645
勅
(
ちょく
)
撰
(
せん
)
compilation for the emperor
#205186
撰
(
せん
)
者
(
じゃ
)
author
#216469
撰定
(
せんてい
)
Sentei
#217625
勅
(
ちょく
)
撰
(
せん
)
和
(
わ
)
歌
(
か
)
集
(
しゅう
)
poems collected at the behest of the Emperor (from 905 to 1439)
#221120
喜撰法師
(
きせんほうし
)
Monk Kisen (Heian period poet)
#239203
勅
(
ちょく
)
撰
(
せん
)
集
(
しゅう
)
imperially commissioned poetry anthology
#249583
撰
(
せん
)
文
(
ぶん
)
writing (an epitaph, foreword, etc.)
#269326
修
(
しゅう
)
撰
(
せん
)
editing
#270540
撰
(
せん
)
録
(
ろく
)
compiling
#284812
撰
(
せん
)
述
(
じゅつ
)
writing (a book)
#291135
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