Japanese symbol for “primaries”
予選会
よせんかい
Romaji: yosenkai
qualifying tournament; preliminaries; trials; primaries
In Japanese, primaries is 予選会, read よせんかい (yosenkai).
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Meanings
- n qualifying tournament; preliminaries; trials; primaries
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “primaries”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 初列 | しょれつ shoretsu | primary (feathers); primaries |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 予定 | よてい yotei | plans; arrangement; schedule |
| 予想 | よそう yosou | expectation; anticipation; prediction |
| 予約 | よやく yoyaku | reservation; appointment; booking |
| 予算 | よさん yosan | estimate (of costs); budget |
| 予選 | よせん yosen | preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial |
| 予備 | よび yobi | reserve; spare |
| 選手 | せんしゅ senshu | player (of a sport); athlete; team member |
| 選挙 | せんきょ senkyo | election |
| 会社 | かいしゃ kaisha | company; corporation; firm |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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