Japanese symbol for “qualifying”

予選通過

よせんつうか

Romaji: yosentsuuka

getting through a qualifying round; qualification; qualifying

In Japanese, qualifying is 予選通過, read よせんつうか (yosentsuuka).

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Meanings

n, vi, vs getting through a qualifying round; qualification; qualifying

Kanji and stroke order

予

beforehand, previous, myself

on: ヨ、シャ
kun: あらかじ.め

4 strokes · JLPT 2

選

elect, select, choose

on: セン
kun: えら.ぶ、え.る、よ.る

15 strokes · JLPT 2

通

traffic, pass through, avenue

on: ツウ、ツ
kun: とお.る、とお.り、-とお.り、-どお.り

10 strokes · JLPT 3

過

overdo, exceed, go beyond

on: カ
kun: す.ぎる、す.ごす、あやま.ち、あやま.つ

12 strokes · JLPT 2

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
普通	ふつう futsuu	normal; ordinary; regular
過去	かこ kako	the past; bygone days

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.