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    3. 選手

    選手

    選せん手しゅ

    player (of a sport)

    N3KMT1News #1+1CoreNounSports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab19 strokes

    せんしゅ

    Noun

    1.
    player (of a sport), athlete, team member

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは有ゆう名めいな選せん手しゅです。

    He is a famous athlete.

    KMT1Sports & Martial Arts
    サッカー選せん手しゅになりたいです。

    I want to become a soccer player.

    KMT2Sports & Martial Arts
    選せん手しゅたちは毎まい日にち厳きびしい練れん習しゅうをしています。

    The athletes train rigorously every day.

    KMT3Sports & Martial Arts
    オリンピック選せん手しゅになるのが夢ゆめです。

    My dream is to become an Olympic athlete.

    KMT3Sports & Martial Arts
    彼かれはチームの主しゅ力りょく選せん手しゅです。

    He is a key player on the team.

    KMT4Sports & Martial Arts

    Kanji that make up this word

    選
    えら.ぶ・え.る・よ.る…(1)
    elect・select・choose・prefer
    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
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