Kanji
N1 7 strokes Grade 8 freq #847

choose, select, elect, prefer

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

hand te

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

choice; selection
adoption; selection
choices; alternatives
choosing between two things; two choices
elective subject or course
choosing one from among several; multiple choice
non-mandatory attribute
attribute-value-assertion
virtual call facility
switched virtual connection; SVC

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

negative selection; purifying selection
Alternative for Germany; AfD
contextually optional token
contextually optional element

Example sentences

A buyers' market is a market in which goods are plentiful, buyers have a wide range of choices, and prices are low.

Those approaching retirement age have the choice of working or not working.

They adopted the proposal.

Many support the former alternative, but I prefer the latter.