| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 選手 | せんしゅ | (1) player (in game), (2) team |
| 選択 | せんたく | selection, choice |
| 予選 | よせん | nomination, primary, preliminary contest |
| 互選 | ごせん | mutual election, co-opting |
| 再選 | さいせん | re-election |
| 可能選択 | かのうせんたく | available choice |
| 婿選び | むこえらび | search for a husband for one's daughter |
| 小選挙区 | しょうせんきょく | small electoral district, single-member constituency |
| 抽選 | ちゅうせん | lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots) |
| 改選 | かいせん | re-election |
| 普通選挙 | ふつうせんきょ | universal suffrage |
| 決選投票 | けっせんとうひょう | final (decisive) vote, run-off ballot |
| 総選挙 | そうせんきょ | general election (of the lower house) |
| 選 | せん | selection, choice, election; compilation, editing |
| 選ぶ | えらぶ | to choose, to select |
| 選奨 | せんしょう | recommendation |
| 選手権 | せんしゅけん | championship, title (of champion) |
| 選抜 | せんばつ | selection, choice, picking out |
| 選択科目 | せんたくかもく | elective subject or course |
| 選択肢 | せんたくし | choices, alternatives, options |
| 選挙 | せんきょ | election |
| 選挙戦 | せんきょせん | election campaign |
| 選挙権 | せんきょけん | suffrage |
| 選挙運動 | せんきょうんどう | participation in election campaign |
| 選考 | せんこう | selection, screening |