漢字道KANJIDO

12 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)12 strokesRadical
On
カン・ケン
Kun
えら.ぶ
Meaning
to select

Origin

ORIGIN

Hand 扌 with 柬 as phonetic: to sort through and pick out.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 揀択かんたく

    selecting; picking out

  • 選別せんべつ

    sorting; selection

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

良い実だけを揀んで箱に詰めた。

They picked out only the good fruit and boxed it.

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