選挙 (せんきょ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

選せん挙きょ

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選挙する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	選せん挙きょする	選せん挙きょしない
Polite	選せん挙きょします	選せん挙きょしません
Past polite	選せん挙きょしました	選せん挙きょしませんでした
Past	選せん挙きょした	選せん挙きょしなかった
Te-form	選せん挙きょして	選せん挙きょしないで
Desire	選せん挙きょしたい	選せん挙きょしたくない
Potential	選せん挙きょできる	選せん挙きょできない
Passive	選せん挙きょされる	選せん挙きょされない
Causative	選せん挙きょさせる	選せん挙きょさせない
Causative passive	選せん挙きょさせられる	選せん挙きょさせられない
Volitional	選せん挙きょしよう
Polite volitional	選せん挙きょしましょう
Imperative	選せん挙きょしろ	選せん挙きょするな
Conditional	選せん挙きょすれば	選せん挙きょしなければ
Tara conditional	選せん挙きょしたら	選せん挙きょしなかったら

Meanings

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

election; electing by vote

Used both as a noun for an election event and, with する, for formally electing someone by vote. Everyday speech often uses 選挙に行く for going to vote.

来らい月げつ、市し長ちょう選せん挙きょが行おこなわ

Kanji

選elect, select, choose
挙raise, plan, project

Related words· 8

投とう票ひょうN3
投票 refers to the act of casting a vote, while 選挙 refers to the overall election as an event or process.
選せん出しゅつN1
選出 focuses on the result of choosing or electing someone, whereas 選挙 refers to the formal voting process itself.
総そう選せん挙きょ
選挙 is the general word for any election, while 総選挙 specifically means a nationwide general election, usually for the House of Representatives.
公こう選せん
選挙 is the general word for 'election', while 公選 specifically stresses that the vote is open to the general public rather than decided by appointment or a limited body.

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選せん挙きょ戦せん
選挙 is the general term for an election itself, while 選挙戦 highlights the competitive campaign period leading up to it.
改かい選せん
選挙 is the general word for any election, while 改選 specifically means an election held when a fixed term of office expires.
互ご選せん
選挙 is the general term for any election, including public elections, while 互選 specifically means an election held among members of a closed group.

Don't confuse with· 6

選せん択たくN3
選択 means a general choice or selection, while 選挙 specifically means an election held by voting.
宣せん教きょうN1
選挙 (election) sounds almost identical to 宣教 (religious mission) but has a completely unrelated meaning about voting.
選せん考こうN1
選挙 means an election decided by voting, while 選考 is a selection made by evaluators or a committee, not by a vote.

Word family· 57

再さい選せん挙きょ
repeat election; recall election
本ほん選せん挙きょ
original selection; primary election
総そう選せん挙きょ
general election; lower-house general election

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound written with 選, associated with choosing or selecting, and 挙, associated with raising or putting forward. The spelling straightforwardly reflects the idea of choosing representatives by vote.

選せん挙きょ

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