# 選 — choose; elect

選 means “choose; elect”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: セン (sen). Kun'yomi: えら(ぶ) (erabu). You'll see it in words such as 選ぶ (erabu, “to choose; to select”).

- Meaning: choose; elect
- On'yomi: セン (sen)
- Kun'yomi: えら(ぶ) (erabu)
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Doing & acting 1

## How to remember 選

Myself (己) and the others together (共) on the road (辶) to choose.

Parts: 己 self · 共 together · 辶 road

## Words with 選

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 選ぶ | えらぶ (erabu) | to choose; to select |

## More in the “Doing & acting 1” set

[定](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/determine/) · [選](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/choose/) · [決](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/decide/) · [調](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/look-into/) · [保](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/preserve/) · [活](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/activity/) · [得](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/gain/) · [査](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/inspect/) · [求](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/seek/)

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