noun, noun used as a suffix

Sometimes confused with 選.
  1. anthology (of poetry, etc.), compilation, collection, selection.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
せん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)