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撰 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「扌」

道
準1University / general ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
On
サン・センさん・せん · san · sen
Kun
せん.する・えら.む・えら.ぶsen.suru · era.mu · era.bu
Meaning
compile; select

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Hand with an element for arranging: to gather, select and put in order.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 撰集せんしゅう

    anthology

  • 自撰じせん

    self-compiled

More words with this kanji

  • 杜撰ずさん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

歌(うた)を集(あつ)めて一(いち)冊(さつ)に撰(せん)した。

The poems were gathered and compiled into a single volume.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

自撰撰集撰自self集gather托entrus…扮dress…按consid…捌handle挽saw亘extend…舛go aga…尖pointe…苫rush…珊coral
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 扌Map of reading サンAll maps

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