択

choose, select, elect, prefer

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

タク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

えら.ぶ

Stroke Order

7 / 7

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:7

JLPT:N1

Frequency:847

Vocabulary

タク

Word	Reading	Meaning
採択	サイタク	adoption; selection; choice
選択	センタク	choice; selection; option
選択肢	センタクシ	choices; alternatives; options
択一	タクイツ	choosing one from among several; multiple choice
二者択一	ニシャタクイツ	choosing between two things; two choices

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
選択	せんだく	choice; selection; option
択ぶ	えらぶ	to choose; to select; to pick (out)
択る	よる	to choose; to select; to pick out
クローン選択説	クローンせんたくせつ	clonal selection theory
選択的セロトニン再取り込み阻害薬	せんたくてきセロトニンさいとりこみそがいやく	selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; SSRI

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