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Kanji Detail for 択 - "to choose, to select, option"

択

  • Meaning

    択 means "to choose, to select, option."

    1. Choose - To select from options.

    2. Select - To pick out; to decide on.

    3. Option - A choice available.

  • Words using 択

    • 選択 せんたく Listen choice; selection; option
    • 採択 さいたく Listen adoption; selection; choice
    • 選択肢 せんたくし Listen choices; alternatives; options
    • 二者択一 にしゃたくいつ Listen choosing between two things; two choices
    • 択一 たくいつ Listen choosing one from among several; multiple choice

  • Four-character idioms with 択

    • 二者択一 にしゃたくいつ Listen choosing between two things; two choices
    • 取捨選択 しゅしゃせんたく Listen selection; making a choice; sifting

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    • Verified meaning: to choose, to select, option
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    choose; select; elect; prefer

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    select, choose, pick out

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 擇|择

  • Onyomi

    tip

    taku(タク) タク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    era.bu(えら-ぶ) えら-ぶ

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    to choose to select option distinguish choice alternative decide decision pick preference vote designate

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