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選定 (せんてい, sentei) Japanese meaning: selection | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 選定する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 選せん 定てい する 選せん 定てい しない Polite 選せん 定てい します 選せん 定てい しません Past polite 選せん 定てい しました 選せん 定てい しませんでした Past 選せん 定てい した 選せん 定てい しなかった Te-form 選せん 定てい して 選せん 定てい しないで Desire 選せん 定てい したい 選せん 定てい したくない Potential 選せん 定てい できる 選せん 定てい できない Passive 選せん 定てい される 選せん 定てい されない Causative 選せん 定てい させる 選せん 定てい させない Causative passive 選せん 定てい させられる 選せん 定てい させられない Volitional 選せん 定てい しよう Polite volitional 選せん 定てい しましょう Imperative 選せん 定てい しろ 選せん 定てい するな Conditional 選せん 定てい すれば 選せん 定てい しなければ Tara conditional 選せん 定てい したら 選せん 定てい しなかったら
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委い
員いん
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選せん
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The selection of new committee members took time.
We will select the most suitable candidate site.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 選せん 定てい する to select/choose something (through a careful process)
The committee selected a new logo.
〈 物もの 〉 の 選せん 定てい 基き 準じゅん the criteria for selecting something
We need to clarify the criteria for selecting furniture.
〈 物もの 〉 選せん 定てい 委い 員いん 会かい a committee formed to select something
A committee to select the new product was formed.
〈 事こと 〉 に 基もと づいて 選せん 定てい する to select based on some criterion
Applicants were selected based on their experience.
Kanji 定 determine, fix, establish Related words· 10 選択 is the general word for choosing among options, while 選定 implies a more careful, often official selection process.
選考 refers to screening or judging candidates (e.g. for a job or award), whereas 選定 is broader and can apply to objects as well as people.
選出 focuses on electing or appointing a person to a position, whereas 選定 is broader and can apply to things as well as people.
選抜 means picking out the best from a group (e.g. team members), while 選定 stresses careful, deliberate choice without necessarily ranking candidates.
Show 6 more 選定 is a general, formal word for selecting or choosing (used for many kinds of items), while 選曲 specifically means choosing music or songs.
選定 refers to a formal, often official act of selecting something, whereas 選び is a casual suffix used in everyday compounds like 嫁選び.
選定 is a formal, often business or official term for careful selection, whereas セレクト is casual and stylish, common in retail and fashion talk.
選定 is a more formal, administrative term for officially choosing something, while 精選 stresses the care and quality behind the choice.
Don't confuse with 選定 is a neutral term for officially deciding on a choice, while 厳選 specifically implies a strict, high-standard screening process before the choice is made.
選定 refers to selecting or deciding on a thing (like a plan or material), whereas 選任 specifically refers to selecting and appointing a person.
Etymology Compound of 選 (select) and 定 (decide, fix). The combination conveys the idea of deciding upon a selection.
指し 定てい
N3
選定 implies choosing among options before fixing on one, while 指定 simply means to designate or fix something without necessarily implying a prior selection process.
選定 means formally choosing or designating something (e.g. a site or candidate), while 選別 focuses on the process of sorting a group into categories.
