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    3. 当選

    当選

    当とう選せん

    being elected

    N1KMT2News #2+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab21 strokes

    とうせん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    being elected
    2.
    winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.), being selected (for a prize, etc.)

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    彼かれは選せん挙きょで当とう選せんしました。

    He won the election.

    KMT2Politics & Law
    宝たからくじに当とう選せんして、大たい金きんを手てに入いれました。

    I won the lottery and got a large sum of money.

    KMT2Daily Life
    彼かの女じょは今こん回かいのコンテストで最さい優ゆう秀しゅう賞しょうに当とう選せんしました。

    She won the grand prize in this contest.

    KMT3Daily Life
    当とう選せん者しゃには、後ご日じつメールで通つう知ちが送おくられます。

    Winners will be notified by email at a later date.

    KMT3Daily LifeInternet & Social Media
    市し長ちょう選せん挙きょで当とう選せんした候こう補ほ者しゃは、市し民みんの期き待たいに応こたえるでしょう。

    The candidate who won the mayoral election will meet the citizens' expectations.

    KMT4Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    当
    あ.たる・あ.たり・あ.てる・あ.て・まさ.に・まさ.にべし…(2)
    hit・right・appropriate・himself
    選
    えら.ぶ・え.る・よ.る…(1)
    elect・select・choose・prefer
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