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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

847 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: choose, select, elect, prefer

Kunyomi: えら.ぶ

Onyomi: タク

Composition: 扌 尺

択

Radical

Radical: 手

Meaning: hand

Reading: て

Frequency: 1,203

Alternative forms:

扌(alt radical position hen)龵

手

Examples

Onyomi Examples

択 (タク) counter for choices, options, etc.

択一 (タクイツ) choosing one from among several, multiple choice

一択 (イッタク) (only) one option, one possible choice

二択 (ニタク) (having) two choices, choice between two things

Kunyomi Examples

選ぶ (えらぶ) to choose, to select

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