Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “予備選挙”

予備選挙

よびせんきょ

preliminary election; primary (election)

Example sentence

The dark horse candidate was losing in the polls before the primary.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

予

On: よ;しゃ
Kun: あらかじ.め
Stroke count: 4

・beforehand

・previous

・myself

・i

備

On: び
Kun: そな.える;そな.わる;つぶさ.に
Stroke count: 12

・equip

・provision

・preparation

選

On: せん
Kun: えら.ぶ
Stroke count: 15

・elect

・select

・choose

・prefer

挙

On: きょ
Kun: あ.げる;あ.がる;こぞ.る
Stroke count: 10

・raise

・plan

・project

・behavior

・actions