SuGoiSuす語彙す撰
撰: compile
compile; select
15 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here
Readings
On
サン・セン
Kunせんする・えらむ・えらぶ
Mostly seen in 杜撰 (ずさん, sloppy) and 勅撰 (imperially commissioned); in many words it is a variant of 選 or 編.
Key words
杜撰ずさんsloppy, careless
勅撰ちょくせんcompiled by imperial order
撰者せんじゃcompiler
撰集せんしゅうanthology
撰ぶえらぶto choose (variant of 選ぶ)
Example sentences
その工事は管理が杜撰で、大きな事故につながった。
The construction work was poorly managed, which led to a serious accident.
平安時代には、天皇の命令で作られた勅撰和歌集が何冊もあった。
In the Heian period there were several poetry anthologies compiled by imperial order.
この歌集の撰者は、当時もっとも有名な歌人だった。
The compiler of this poetry collection was the most famous poet of the time.