選挙
せんきょ
hepburn senkyo
election
Part of speech · noun / suru-verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 来月、市長の選挙があります。There is a mayoral election next month.
- 多くの若者が選挙に行きました。Many young people went to vote in the election.
Collocations
選挙がある選挙に行く選挙で選ぶ市長選挙選挙運動
Mnemonic
選挙 senkyo — 選 (to choose, to select) + 挙 (to raise up). To choose and raise someone up — an election. A suru-verb. It connects naturally with K-67's 政治 (politics) as social vocabulary. 選 is the kanji of the verb 選ぶ (to choose).
Quick check
Which verb shares the kanji 選 with 選挙?