択
択 — Choose
choose, select, elect, prefer
On’yomiタク (taku)
Kun’yomiえらぶ (erabu)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 択
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 選択 | せんたく sentaku | choice; selection; option |
| 採択 | さいたく saitaku | adoption; selection; choice |
| 選択肢 | せんたくし sentakushi | choices; alternatives; options |
| 択一 | たくいつ takuitsu | choosing one from among several; multiple choice |
| 二者択一 | にしゃたくいつ nishatakuitsu | choosing between two things; two choices |
| 選択科目 | せんたくかもく sentakukamoku | elective subject or course |
Study notes
択 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #847 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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