14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

elect, select, choose, prefer

Kun'yomi
  • to choose
  • to choose
  • to choose
On'yomi
  • selection

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

セン 60.3%
えら 39.2%
0.3%
0.2%

Character 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)

References

Unicode hex code 9078
JIS X 0208 1-33-10
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4744
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6114
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3169
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3931
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2026
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2734
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1804
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1944
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 105
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2419
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 522
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 39127P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 527
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 800
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 814
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 449
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 967
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 556
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 626
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 341
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 264
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 721
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1822
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2q12.3
Four corner code 3730.8
De Roo Code 3561