せん
選
こう
考

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. selection, screening.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
せん
選
こう
考
 選考 せんこう ✔
せん
銓
こう
衡
 銓衡 せんこう
せん
詮
こう
衡
 詮衡 せんこう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

elect, select, choose
セン　えら.ぶ　え.る (4th, N3)
southeast
たつみ　ソン (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)
together, both, neither
とも　キョウ (4th, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
consider, think over
かんが.える　コウ　たか (2nd, N4)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release, variant of other characters
コウ　さまた.げられる