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厳選 (げんせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
careful selection ; hand-picking ; rigorous screening
Used when items, candidates, or materials are chosen with strict standards and thorough examination. Often appears in business, product descriptions, and formal contexts.
応おう
募ぼ
者しゃ
の
中なか
から
厳げん
選せん
し
て
、
最さい
終しゅう
候こう
補ほ
を
決き
め
ます
。
We will make a rigorous selection from the applicants and decide on the final candidates.
Kanji 厳 stern, strictness, severity Similar words 選せん 抜ばつ 選抜 focuses on picking the best from a group, often for a team or competition, while 厳選 emphasizes strict, careful screening with high standards.
精せい 選せん 精選 also means careful selection, but 厳選 carries a stronger nuance of rigorousness and severity in the selection process.
Etymology Compound of 厳 (gen, 'strict, severe') and 選 (sen, 'select, choose'). The combination naturally yields the meaning of strict or rigorous selection.
