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Japanese symbol for “voters”

Romaji: senkyomin
voters; electorate; constituents

In Japanese, voters is , read (senkyomin).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n voters; electorate; constituents

Kanji and stroke order

elect, select, choose
on: セン
kun: えら.ぶ、え.る、よ.る
15 strokes · JLPT 2
raise, plan, project
on: キョ
kun: あ.げる、あ.がる、こぞ.る
10 strokes · JLPT 1
people, nation, subjects
on: ミン
kun: たみ
5 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せんしゅ senshuplayer (of a sport); athlete; team member
せんきょ senkyoelection
せんたく sentakuchoice; selection; option
えらぶ erabuto choose; to select; to pick (out)
とうせん tousenbeing elected
よせん yosenpreliminary contest; qualifying round; trial
いっきょ ikkyoone effort; one action
かいきょ kaikyobrilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment
こくみん kokuminpeople (of a country); nation; citizen

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.