ちょく
勅
せん
撰
しゅう
集

noun

  1. imperially-commissioned poetry anthology.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ちょく
勅
せん
撰
しゅう
集
 勅撰集 ちょくせんしゅう
ちょく
勅
せん
選
しゅう
集
 勅選集 ちょくせんしゅう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

imperial order
チョク　みことのり　て (9th, N1)
bundle, sheaf, ream
ソク　たば　つか (4th, N3)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
power, strength, strong
リョク　ちから　リキ (1st, N4)
composing, editing, compiling
セン　せん.する　サン (Kentei Pre-1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
southeast
たつみ　ソン (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)
together, both, neither
とも　キョウ (4th, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
gather, meet, congregate
シュウ　あつ.まる　つど.う (3rd, N4)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ　スイ　とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)