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択

choose
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingタク
Kun readingえら.ぶ
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. chooseRtK
  2. elect
  3. prefer
  4. select
  1. choosing one from among several
  2. multiple choice

Popular Usage

選択

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · shaku-hachi · flag (方) · stick (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1155

Compound words

選択せんたく
choice; selection; option
選択するせんたくする
to choose
採択さいたく
adoption; selection; choice
択一たくいつ
choosing one from among several; multiple choice
選択肢せんたくし
choices; alternatives; options
選択科目せんたくかもく
elective subject or course
二者択一にしゃたくいつ
choosing between two things; two choices
選択子せんたくし
selector
選択中せんたくちゅう
(currently) selected (item in a software interface)
択一的たくいつてき
alternative/mutually exclusive
可能選択かのうせんたく
available choice
取捨選択しゅしゃせんたく
selection
人為選択じんいせんたく
artificial selection
選択項目せんたくこうもく
choice
選択状態せんたくじょうたい
selection condition
採択するさいたくする
to adoption
選択性緘黙せんたくせいかんもく
selective mutism
初期選択項目しょきせんたくこうもく
initial choice

Additional Examples

書物の選択に際して、過去の偉大な作家は最も注意されるべきだ。
In one's reading, great writers of the past must be given the most attention.tatoeba
第二外国語は自由に選択できることになっている。
The second language may be freely chosen.tatoeba

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