Kanji Details:
- 撰
- Frequency:0
- Kun: せん.する, えら.む, えら.ぶ
- On: サン, セン
- Meaning: composing, editing, compiling, selecting
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Examples:
Word Reading Meaning 撰 せん anthology (of poetry, etc.), selection, compilation 撰ぶ えらぶ to choose, to select 修撰 しゅうせん editing, compiling 勅撰 ちょくせん compilation for the emperor, emperor's literary production 杜撰 ずさん careless, sloppy, faulty; author who makes many mistakes, author who uses unsupported references 特撰 とくせん special, select 新撰 しんせん newly compiled, selected or edited 勅撰集 ちょくせんしゅう imperial-commissioned poem anthology 撰者 せんじゃ author, compiler, editor 撰述 せんじゅつ compiling, editing, writing