当選 (とうせん, tousen) Japanese meaning: being elected | Kotomora

当とう選せん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

当選する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

being elected; winning an election

Used for winning a seat in an election or being chosen by vote. The antonym is 落選 (losing an election).

Antonyms: 落選

選せん出しゅつN1sense 1
選出 is a broader term for being chosen or elected (e.g., as a representative), while 当選 specifically emphasizes the moment of winning the vote or draw.
当あたるN4sense 2
当たる is the everyday verb for winning a lottery or prize, while 当選 is the more formal noun used in official announcements.
再さい選せん
当選 means being elected (for the first time or in general), while 再選 specifically means being elected again to the same post.
当あてるN3
当てる is used casually for winning a lottery or prize, while 当選する is the more formal term specifically for winning an election or drawing.
三さん選せん
当選 is the general word for being elected, whereas 三選 specifies that it is the candidate's third time winning.

落らく選せん sense 1
election defeat; failing to be elected · rejection; failing to be selected
次じ点てん
当選 means being elected or chosen, whereas 次点 describes the highest-ranked candidate who was not chosen, falling just short of election.

入にゅう選せんN1sense 2
当選 is used for winning votes in an election or a prize in a lottery, whereas 入選 refers specifically to having a work accepted or selected in an exhibition or contest.
当とう確かく
当確 means a candidate is projected/virtually certain to win before results are final, whereas 当選 means the candidate has actually and officially been elected.
当とう落らく
当選 means specifically being elected or winning, while 当落 refers to the overall outcome—win or lose—so 当落 always includes the possibility of losing.

回かいN4
counter for occurrences; times · time; instance; occasion · inning (baseball); round; game · episode; chapter; installment · Hui (people) · Islam

Compound of 当 (hit, win) and 選 (choose, select). The kanji combination naturally conveys the idea of being chosen or winning a selection process.