撰

Sometimes confused with 選

anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection

author; compiler; editor

Suru verb - special class

to write (prose, etc.)

Suru verb - special class

to compile (an anthology)

Formal or literary term

writing (an epitaph, foreword, etc.); composition; epitaph; inscription

compiling and presenting poems, texts, etc. to the emperor

compiling; editing; writing

Dated term

writing (a book); compiling; editing

Dated term

writing (a book)

to choose; to select; to pick (out)

Word usually written using kana alone; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

careless; sloppy; faulty

using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors

to choose; to select; to pick out

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

special selection; special approval

special prize; highest honours

top hundred; hundred best

selection (e.g. of poems, texts); anthology; selected extracts

Noun or verb acting prenominally; Usu. in book titles

newly compiled; newly edited

新選 only; Obsolete term; Noun or verb acting prenominally

newly elected; newly returned

compilation for the emperor; emperor's literary production

selection of poems; selected poems

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

selecting from one's own works; one's own selection

自選 only

voting for oneself

the chosen one; the chosen ones; the select few

Esp. 私選

personal selection (esp. of a defense lawyer)

Esp. 私撰

private selection (e.g. of poetry)

government compilation

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Shinsen Shouji Roku (Newly Compiled Record of Clan Names; 815 CE)

editing; compiling

careless (slipshod) and with many omissions