撰せん修しゅう

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

writing; compiling; editing

Dated term for the act of writing, compiling, or editing a book. Often used in historical or formal contexts. The cross-reference 編修 is a more common modern equivalent.

See also: 編集

• 彼かれは歴れき史し書しょの撰せん修しゅうに携たずさわった。

  He was involved in the compilation of a history book.

• この辞じ書しょは江え戸ど時じ代だいに撰せん修しゅうされた。

  This dictionary was compiled in the Edo period.