しん
新
せん
選

noun or verb acting predominately, noun, takes する

  1. newly compiled, newly edited. Usu. in book titles.
  2. newly elected, newly returned. Obsolete term.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しん
新
せん
選
 新選 しんせん
しん
新
せん
撰
 新撰 しんせん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

new
シン　あたら.しい　あら.た (2nd, N4)
parent(親) variant
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (8th, N1)
elect, select, choose
セン　えら.ぶ　え.る (4th, N3)
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)