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選挙 (せんきょ) — election | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

選挙

せんきょ

nountransitive 他動詞

Meanings

1election

Example sentence

その立候補者は選挙の結果に落胆した。

The candidate was disappointed at the outcome of the election.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

選Elect, Select, Choose15 strokes 挙Raise, Plan, Project10 strokes

More words with 選

選手せんしゅ · player selected for a team (usually athletic)N3 選考せんこう · selectionN3 選ぶえらぶ · to chooseN4 当選とうせん · being electedN1 抽選ちゅうせん ·

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lottery

N1

選り分けるよりわける · to classify

改選かいせん · election (for a seat or position at the end of a term)

選択せんたく · selectionN3

More words with 挙

一挙にいっきょに · at a strokeN1 挙句あげく · after (a long process)一挙いっきょ · one effort 快挙かいきょ · brilliant achievement 挙式きょしき · holding a ceremony 挙党きょとう · whole party 検挙けんきょ · arrest 挙げるあげる · to raiseN3

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