択 — readings, stroke count and radical

brushStroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

menu_bookMeaning (Japanese)

1. （タク）えらぶ。
2. （チャク）法（ダルマ）に対して正しい弁別判断をする洞察力のこと（ウィキペディア「五位」も参照）。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

choose, select, elect, prefer

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• タクJHS

Kun (native)

• えら(ぶ)

Other languages

• 拼音ze2
• 拼音zhai2
• 한글taeg
• Hán-ViệtMân
• Hán-ViệtThước
• Hán-ViệtXách

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

infoBasics

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

手(て)

JIS level

Level 1

JLPT (old scale)

Level 1

Unicode

U+629E

grid_viewComponents

• 丶てん
• 尸かばね
• 扌てへん

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰扌尺

menu_bookWords using this kanji

• 択一たくいつ複数のもののなかから一つを選ぶこと。choosing one from among several, multiple choice
• 択たく（タク）選択肢から一つ選ぶこと。「（者）択一」の略。counter for choices, options, etc.
• 択伐たくばつ伐採の対象となる地区の木の一部を切り、一部を残すこと。selection cutting (of trees), selective cutting
• 択一的たくいつてきalternative
• 択一問題たくいつもんだいmultiple-choice question

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(91 results)

compare_arrowsSimilar-looking kanji

• 沢One part differs
• 呎One part differs
• 𡵸One part differs
• 𥐮One part differs

Selected automatically by comparing composition (IDS). “Same composition” means the parts and their arrangement match.

compare_arrowsVariants

• 擇Traditional form

infoLookup codes

SKIP

1-3-4

Four Corner

5708.7

Spahn–Hadamitzky

3c4.21

Heisig

1155

Nelson

1845