予よ選せん

noun

qualifying round; preliminary contest; heat

Used in sports, competitions, and contests for a round held before the main round, final, or tournament proper. Common in expressions such as 予選を通過する and 予選で敗退する.

• チームは予よ選せんを一いち位いで通つう過かした。

  The team passed the qualifying round in first place.

• 彼かの女じょは百ひゃくメートルの予よ選せんで自じ己こベストを出だした。

  She set a personal best in the 100-meter heat.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

preliminary selection; screening

Refers to selecting or narrowing down candidates, applicants, works, etc. before the main judging or next stage. As 予選する it is transitive but somewhat formal or stiff compared with 選考する or 選ぶ.

• 審しん査さ員いんは応おう募ぼ者しゃを予よ選せんし、面めん接せつに進すすむ十じゅう人にんを決きめた。

  The judges screened the applicants and chose ten people to proceed to the interview.

• 委い員いん会かいは応おう募ぼ作さく品ひんの予よ選せんを行おこない、十じっ点てんを本ほん審しん査さに進すすめた。

  The committee held a preliminary screening of the submitted works and advanced ten to the main judging.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

primary election; preliminary election

Political or election-related use for a preliminary vote or primary that narrows candidates. In modern Japanese, 予備選挙 or 予備選 is often clearer; 予選 in this sense can sound abbreviated or explanatory.

• 政せい治じの記き事じでは、候こう補ほ者しゃを絞しぼる予よ備び的てきな選せん挙きょを予よ選せんと呼よぶことがある。

  In political writing, a preliminary election that narrows down candidates may be called a primary.