No. 772 in Japanese
予選
Preliminary round; qualifier.
In a sentence
彼は予選をトップで通過しました。
He passed the preliminaries at the top.
In this context, "予選" refers to the preliminary rounds in a competition.
予選では多くの強いチームが競いました。
Many strong teams competed in the preliminaries.
Here, "予選" indicates the stage in a tournament where teams compete to qualify for later stages.
予選の結果が、本戦への参加を決定します。
The results of the preliminaries determine participation in the main event.
"予選" here is used to describe the qualifying results that decide advancement to the main part of a competition.
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