選手権

Japanese

Kanji in this term
選	手	権
せん Grade: 4	しゅ Grade: 1	けん Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
選手權 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Calque of English championship; From 選手(せんしゅ) (senshu) + 権(けん) (ken). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “why 権 "rights"?”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せんしゅけん [sèńshúꜜkèǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]^[3]
(Tokyo) せんしゅけん [sèńshúkéń] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
IPA^(key): [sẽ̞ɰ̃ɕɨ̥kẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

選(せん)手(しゅ)権(けん) • (senshuken) ^{←せんしゆけん (sensyuken)^?}

championship (position of champion, or winner)
Synonym: チャンピオンシップ (chanpion shippu)

日(に)本(ほん)カーリング選(せん)手(しゅ)権(けん)大(たい)会(かい)
Nihon kāringu senshuken taikai
Japan Curling Championships

Derived terms

選(せん)手(しゅ)権(けん)大(たい)会(かい) (senshuken taikai, “championship tournament”)
選(せん)手(しゅ)権(けん)保(ほ)持(じ)者(しゃ) (senshuken hojisha, “champion”)
- 選(せん)手(しゅ)権(けん)者(じゃ) (senshukenja, “champion”)
世(せ)界(かい)選(せん)手(しゅ)権(けん) (sekai senshuken, “w:world championship”)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[SMK5-3] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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