also: せんじゅう
noun
anthology; selected works; selection
Refers to a curated collection of literary works, poems, or texts by one or more authors. Often used in titles like 〇〇選集.
この詩人の選集が出版された。
An anthology of this poet's works has been published.
彼のエッセイ選集を読んだ。
I read a collection of his selected essays.
Variant kanji form; 撰 can carry a nuance of careful selection, but 選集 is far more common.
Obsolete reading for the variant form 撰集.
Compound of 選 (select) and 集 (collection). The variant 撰集 uses a character with a similar meaning of 'select' or 'compile'.