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    3. 選ぶ

    選ぶ

    選えらぶ​

    to choose

    N4KMT2News #2+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab21 strokes

    撰ぶ択ぶ

    えらぶ

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to choose, to select, to pick (out)

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    好すきな色いろを選えらんでください。

    Please choose your favorite color.

    KMT2Daily Life
    彼かれはいつも慎しん重ちょうに言こと葉ばを選えらびます。

    He always chooses his words carefully.

    KMT2Daily Life
    毎まい日にちの服ふくを選えらぶのが楽たのしいです。

    Choosing clothes every day is fun.

    KMT3Daily LifeFashion & Beauty
    レストランで何なにを食たべるか選えらぶのに時じ間かんがかかった。

    It took time to choose what to eat at the restaurant.

    KMT3Daily LifeFood & Dining
    自じ分ぶんの将しょう来らいを決きめる重じゅう要ような選せん択たくを迫せまられている。

    I am faced with an important choice that will determine my future.

    KMT5Daily LifeCore Concepts

    Characters that make up this word

    選
    えら.ぶ・え.る・よ.る…(1)
    elect・select・choose・prefer
    Kanji
    ぶ
    bu
    Kana
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