勅撰

ちょくせん

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive compilation for the emperor; emperor's literary production See also: 私選 (しせん).

Kanji

• 勅 imperial edict. Read as チョク.
• 撰 composing; editing; compiling. Read as セン.

Words containing 勅撰

• 勅撰和歌集 (ちょくせんわかしゅう) poems collected at the behest of the Emperor (from 905 to 1439)
• 勅撰集 (ちょくせんしゅう) imperially commissioned poetry anthology

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