| 1256 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 2014 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 443 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1479 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 777 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1924 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2107 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1876 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 95 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 109 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 74 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 79 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1654 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 633 | Morohashi |
| 98 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 211 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1639 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1767 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1227 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
marquis, lord, daimyo
- On:
- コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2363 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 侯 【コウ】 marquis, second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility, daimyo
- 候補 【コウホ】 candidate, contender, prospect, pick, choice, list, candidacy, candidature, nomination
- 王侯 【オウコウ】 the king and his feudal lords
- 仙台侯 【センダイコウ】 Lord of Sendai
Readings
- Korean:
- hu
Spanish
- marqués
- señor feudal
- daimyo
Portuguese
- marques
- senhor
- daimyo
French
- marquis
- seigneur
- daimyo
| 2163 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a7.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2723.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4faf | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
57 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 選 【セン】 selection, choice, choosing, picking, election
- 選挙 【センキョ】 election
- 抽選 【チュウセン】 lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots)
- 公選 【コウセン】 public election, election by popular vote
Kun reading compounds
- 選ぶ 【えらぶ】 to choose, to select
- 選ぶところがない 【えらぶところがない】 being the same thing (as), being indistinguishable (from)
- 選る 【よる】 to choose, to select, to pick out
- 選る 【よる】 to choose, to select, to pick out
Readings
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- elegir
- seleccionar
Portuguese
- eleger
- selecionar
- escolher
- preferir
French
- élection
- sélection
- choisir
- préférer
| 449 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 556 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 527 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 105 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4744 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 522 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 967 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2419 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 800 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 814 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 264 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 721 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3931 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2026 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2734 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1822 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39127P | Morohashi |
| 3169 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6114 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1804 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1944 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 341 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 626 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3561 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q12.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-12 | SKIP code |
| 3730.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9078 | Unicode hex code |