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    3. 補欠選挙

    補欠選挙

    補ほ欠けつ選せん挙きょ

    special election

    NTNounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab41 strokes

    ほけつせんきょ

    Noun

    1.
    special election, by-election, bye-election

    Stroke 0 / 41

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    補
    おぎな.う…(1)
    supplement・supply・make good・offset・compensate…(2)
    欠
    か.ける・か.く…(2)
    lack・gap・fail・yawning radical (no. 76)
    選
    えら.ぶ・え.る・よ.る…(1)
    elect・select・choose・prefer
    挙
    あ.げる・あ.がる・こぞ.る…(2)
    raise・plan・project・behavior・actions
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