JLPT N3 · Sports & clubs

選手権

せんしゅけん

championship

Stroke order of 選手権

3 characters, 34 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

選 · 15 strokes手 · 4 strokes権 · 15 strokes

Memory trick

Selected people (選手) hold the authority (権) of the title, so the contest crowns a champion.

Parts: 選 select + 手 hand/person + 権 authority

The characters in 選手権

手て — hand (4 strokes)

Example sentence

彼は世界選手権で優勝した。

かれはせかいせんしゅけんでゆうしょうした。

He won the world championship.

Words with 選

選挙election 選ぶto choose 当選being elected 落選losing an election 選挙権right to vote 選手athlete; player 予選preliminary round

Words with 手

手hand 手袋gloves お手洗いrestroom 切手stamp 手伝うto help 歌手singer 手紙letter 相手partner; other party 上手skilful; good at 下手unskilful; bad at 苦手poor at; weak point 手続きprocedure 手術surgery; operation 手数料fee; commission 運転手driver 手頃reasonable; handy 手荷物hand luggage 手首wrist

Words with 権

権利right; privilege 権力power; authority 有権者voter 市民権citizenship 選挙権right to vote 人権human rights 権威authority 自由権civil liberties

More words: Sports & clubs

剣道kendo 空手karate 相撲sumo 卓球table tennis 陸上track and field 体育physical education 体育館gym 競走race 球技ball game 乗馬horseback riding 主将team captain 合宿training camp 準備運動warm-up exercises

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