淘
淘

select

11 strokesFrequency 2,410

On

トウ

Kun

よな.げる

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Common Words

揺るゆる淘る汰るTransitiveGodan verbFreq #7231
1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

Examples
彼らの船は波に揺られていた。
Their ship was at the mercy of the waves.
淘汰とうたNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #27506
1

weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection

2

Biology

selection

自然淘汰しぜんとうたNoun～する Verb四字熟語Freq #76417
1

natural selection

よなげる淘げるTransitiveUsually kanaIchidan verbFreq #250608
1

Rare term

to separate and discard; to sieve and sort; to wash out (impurities, etc.)

性淘汰せいとうたNounFreq #269369
1

sexual selection

整理淘汰せいりとうたNoun～する VerbFreq #289231
1

reorganizing an industry or enterprise and weeding out redundant workers; readjustment and retrenchment

人為淘汰じんいとうたNoun四字熟語Freq #305884
1

Biology

artificial selection

淘汰作用とうたさようNounFreq #316352
1

sifting out; weeding out; selection; sorting

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