Kanji List

撰

• kun: せん.する, えら.む, えら.ぶ
• on: サン, セン
• meaning: composing, editing, compiling, selecting
• words:

  Word	Reading	Meaning
  撰	せん	anthology (of poetry, etc.), selection, compilation
  撰ぶ	えらぶ	to choose, to select
  修撰	しゅうせん	editing, compiling
  勅撰	ちょくせん	compilation for the emperor, emperor's literary production
  杜撰	ずさん	careless, sloppy, faulty; author who makes many mistakes, author who uses unsupported references
  特撰	とくせん	special, select
  新撰	しんせん	newly compiled, selected or edited
  勅撰集	ちょくせんしゅう	imperial-commissioned poem anthology
  撰者	せんじゃ	author, compiler, editor
  撰述	せんじゅつ	compiling, editing, writing