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せん
1. [n,n-suf]
《sometimes confused with 選》
▶ anthology (of poetry, etc.)
▶ compilation
▶ collection
▶ selection
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1956560 選【せん】 1. selection; choice; choosing; picking; election



History:
6. A 2011-08-20 14:35:51  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2011-08-19 22:19:56  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Perhaps a note?
  Diff:
@@ -14,0 +14,1 @@
+<s_inf>sometimes confused with 選</s_inf>
4. A 2011-08-19 22:14:00  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2011-08-19 18:11:20  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
all kokugo dics (gg5 may be confused in their entry for 選?)
  Comments:
no, they aren't the same.  the difference is: 撰 is anthology of poetry; 選 is the selecting of anything
  Diff:
@@ -12,0 +12,4 @@
+<pos>&n-suf;</pos>
+<xref type="see" seq="1956560">選・せん・1</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="1956560">選・せん</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="1956560">選・せん・1</xref>
@@ -13,0 +17,2 @@
+<gloss>compilation</gloss>
+<gloss>collection</gloss>
@@ -14,1 +20,0 @@
-<gloss>compilation</gloss>
2. D* 2011-08-19 09:31:05  Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
* These seems identical to 選 basically an older variant, and used pretty interchangeably in compounds AFAICT.
* If 撰/選 really are different, could the distinction be clarified?
* (They should probably be linked to each other regardless.)
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