JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 択: "choose, select, elect"
The kanji 択 means "choose, select, elect, prefer". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read タク in on'yomi and えら.ぶ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
タク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
えら.ぶ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | choose, select, elect, prefer |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 847 of 2,501 |
Common words with 択
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 選択choice; selection; option
- 選択肢choix possibles, options, alternatives
- 択counter for choices, options, etc.
- 一択(only) one option; one possible choice
- 選択権right to choose; a say; option
- 取捨選択selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
- 二者択一choosing between two things; two choices
- 採択adoption; selection; choice
- 選択授業elective class
- 選択科目elective subject or course
- 選択的selective; optional; alternative
- 選択式multiple choice (e.g. question)
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