noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. selection, choice, picking out.

noun

Abbreviation. Oft. written as センバツ.
  1. National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament, Spring Koshien.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
選抜 せんばつ
選抜 センバツ

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)
slip out, extract, pull out
ぬ.く バツ ぬき (7th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
friend
とも ユウ う (2nd, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)