| 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) |
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
| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1445 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 奨学 【ショウガク】 encouragement to study
- 奨学金 【ショウガクキン】 scholarship, stipend, bursary, student loan
- 勧奨 【カンショウ】 encouragement, stimulation
- 推奨 【スイショウ】 recommendation, endorsement
Kun reading compounds
- 勧める 【すすめる】 to recommend (someone to do), to advise, to encourage, to urge, to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.), to suggest, to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まさし
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- impulso
- ánimo
- aliento
Portuguese
- exortar
- desejar
- encorajar
French
- exhorter
- encourager
- pousser à
| 1408 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1582 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1181 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1519 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1181 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2036 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1332 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1415 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 831 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 420 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3524 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1819 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2474 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 740 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5990P | Morohashi |
| 2842 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1167 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 732 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 790 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1616 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1263 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n10.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-10-3 | SKIP code |
| 3243.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5968 | Unicode hex code |