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Illustration of 選挙

選挙せんきょ

せんきょ senkyo Play N1 Noun Suru verb Transitive

Meanings and examples

選挙で代表者や議員などを選ぶこと。また、そのために行われる投票。 election

Example 1

その県知事は７月の選挙で勝利をおさめました。

The prefectural governor got the upper hand in the July elections.

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Example 2

選挙せんきょに勝かつには「見みた目め」が何割なんわり？

How much of winning an election is down to looks?

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Kanji breakdown

挙

N1

raise; plan; project; behavior; actions

On reading
キョ
Kun reading
あ.げる、あ.がる、こぞ.る
Radical
手

選

N3

elect; select; choose; prefer

On reading
セン
Kun reading
えら.ぶ、え.る、よ.る
Radical
辵
Illustration of 一挙に

一挙に

N1

いっきょに

at a stroke; with a single swoop

Illustration of 当選

当選

N1

とうせん

being elected; winning the prize

Illustration of 抽選

抽選

N1

ちゅうせん

lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)

Illustration of 選考

選考

N1

せんこう

selection; screening

Illustration of 選ぶ

選ぶ

N4

えらぶ

to choose