JMdict: 1690160
補欠選挙 【ほけつせんきょ】
- [n] special election; by-election; bye-election
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings |
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補 | Supplement, Supply, Make Good, Offset, Compensate, Assistant, Learner | ホ | おぎな.う |
欠 | Lack, Gap, Fail, Yawning Radical (no. 76) | ケツ, ケン | か.ける, か.く |
選 | Elect, Select, Choose, Prefer | セン | えら.ぶ |
挙 | Raise, Plan, Project, Behavior, Actions | キョ | あ.げる, あ.がる, こぞ.る |