予選 よせん preliminary contest #973 Meanings noun preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat noun, takes する, transitive preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election; primary Its kanji 予 ヨ、シャ · あらかじ.め beforehand, previous, myself, I 選 セン · えら.ぶ、え.る、よ.る elect, select, choose, prefer