選せん考こう

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選考する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

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

Meanings

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

selection; screening; choice

Refers to the process of evaluating and choosing candidates, applicants, or entries, often in formal contexts such as hiring, awards, or admissions.

新しん入にゅう社しゃ員いんの選せん考こうは来らい月げつ行おこなわれます。
The selection of new employees will take place next month.
応おう募ぼ書しょ類るいをもとに候こう補ほ者しゃを選せん考こうする。
We screen candidates based on their application documents.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉を選せん考こうするto select/screen someone (a candidate)
会かい社しゃは新しん入にゅう社しゃ員いんを選せん考こうする。
The company screens applicants for new hires.
選せん考こうに合ごう格かくするto pass a selection process
彼かれは最さい終しゅう選せん考こうに合ごう格かくした。
He passed the final selection round.
選せん考こうに落おちるto fail a selection process
書しょ類るい選せん考こうで落おちてしまった。
I was screened out at the document review stage.
選せん考こうを行おこなうto carry out a selection process
委い員いん会かいが慎しん重ちょうに選せん考こうを行おこなった。
The committee carried out the selection carefully.
選せん考こうが進すすむfor the selection process to proceed
選せん考こうは順じゅん調ちょうに進すすんでいる。
The selection process is proceeding smoothly.

Kanji

選elect, select, choose
考consider, think over
銓measure, scales, weigh
衡equilibrium, measuring rod, scale
詮discussion, methods called for, selection

Related words· 7

選せん択たくN3
選択 is choosing among options in general, while 選考 specifically means an organization's formal screening process for candidates.
審しん査さN1
審査 stresses examining or judging quality (e.g. of a work or application), whereas 選考 stresses the act of choosing after such evaluation.
選せん抜ばつ
選抜 means picking out the best from a group (e.g. for a team or scholarship), while 選考 covers the broader formal screening process itself.
オーディション
オーディション specifically means a performance tryout for acting, singing, or dancing, while 選考 is the general, more formal term for any selection or screening process.

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予よ選せんN1
選考 is the general, everyday word for screening or selecting candidates or works, whereas 予選 specifically implies a preliminary competitive round or contest.
人じん選せん
選考 refers to the screening or evaluation process itself, while 人選 emphasizes the final act of picking the right individual for a role.
選せん定ていN1
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.

Don't confuse with

選せん挙きょN2
選挙 means an election decided by voting, while 選考 is a selection made by evaluators or a committee, not by a vote.
選せん曲きょく
選考 shares the kanji 選 with 選曲 and sounds similar, but 選考 means screening or selecting candidates/applicants, not choosing music.

Word family· 10

選せん考こう会かい
screening meeting; trial; qualifying competition
一いち次じ選せん考こう
initial screening; preliminary screening
採さい用よう選せん考こう
employment screening; hiring selection
書しょ類るい選せん考こう
document screening; paper screening; resume-based selection
最さい終しゅう選せん考こう
final selection; final screening; shortlisting

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選せん考こう基き準じゅん
selection criteria; screening criteria
選せん考こう委い員いん
selection committee member; screening committee member
選せん考こう方ほう法ほう
selection process; judging system
選せん考こう過か程てい
selection process; screening process
選せん考こう委い員いん会かい
selection committee; screening committee; nomination committee

Written forms

選せん考こうUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; used in news and formal contexts.
銓せん衡こうUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners should recognize but not produce.
詮せん衡こうUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not in common use.

Etymology

Compound of 選 (select) and 考 (consider, examine). The spelling 銓衡 uses characters meaning 'weigh' and 'balance', reflecting the idea of careful evaluation.