Illustration: Inside a Japanese school gymnasium serving as a polling station, a varied line of adult voters approaches voting booths and a sealed ballot box. An elderly voter carefully slips a folded ballot through the slot while a younger voter waits with their own.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

総そう選せん挙きょ

sousenkyo

general election

In Japan, this usually means a lower-house election. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

総選挙そうせんきょは五月ごがつに行おこなわれる。
A general election will be held in May.
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この秋あきに総選挙そうせんきょがあるといわれている。
It is said that there will be a general election this fall.
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その政府高官せいふこうかんは総選挙そうせんきょの可能性かのうせいを否定ひていした。
The high-ranking government official ruled out the possibility of a general election.
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Kanji in 総選挙

総general; wholeOnソウKunすべて・すべて・ふさ
選elect; selectOnセンKunえらぶ・える・よる
挙raise; planOnキョKunあげる・あがる・こぞる

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