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้ธ
้ธ
14 strokes
Frequency: 57
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

elect
select
choose
prefer

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ปใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใˆใ‚‰.ใถ
ใˆ.ใ‚‹
ใ‚ˆ.ใ‚‹

Common Words

ใˆใ‚‰ใถ
ๆ’ฐใถ
ๆŠžใถ
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #335
1

to choose; to select; to pick (out)

Examples
ใฉใ†ใ‚„ใฃใฆๆ–ฐ้ฎฎใช้ญšใ‚’ใˆใ‚‰ใถใฎใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
How can I pick out fresh fish?
ใ›ใ‚“ใŸใ
ใ›ใ‚“ใ ใ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #1900
1

choice; selection; option

Examples
้ธๆŠžใฏๅ…จใๅ›ๆฌก็ฌฌใ ใ€‚
The choice is all up to you.
ใ›ใ‚“ใŸใใ—
Noun
Freq #2648
1

choices; alternatives; options

Examples
ใฉใกใ‚‰ใฎ้ธๆŠž่‚ขใ‚‚ๆ…Ž้‡ใซๆคœ่จŽใ—ใŸใ€‚
We have given careful thought to both alternatives.
ใ›ใ‚“ใ—ใ‚…
Noun
Freq #3465
1

player (of a sport); athlete; team member

Examples
ใ‚ขใ‚ญใƒฉใฏไธŠๆ‰‹ใชใƒ†ใƒ‹ใ‚น้ธๆ‰‹ใงใ™ใ€‚
Akira is a good tennis player.
ใ›ใ‚“ใใ‚‡
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #7319
1

election

Examples
ใใฎ็œŒ็Ÿฅไบ‹ใฏ๏ผ—ๆœˆใฎ้ธๆŒ™ใงๅ‹ๅˆฉใ‚’ใŠใ•ใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
The prefectural governor got the upper hand in the July elections.
้ธใ‚Šใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆ
้ธใ‚Šใซ้ธใฃใฆ
Expression
Usually kana
Freq #7480
1

Used to lament a particularly undesirable outcome or choice

of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

Examples
ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆใ“ใ‚“ใชใจใ“ใ‚ใงๅ›ใซไผšใ†ใชใ‚“ใฆใ€‚
Of all places to meet you!
ใ“ใจใฐใ‚’ใˆใ‚‰ใถ
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #9829
1

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

้ธใ‚Šใซใ‚‚้ธใฃใฆ
Expression
Usually kana
Freq #10387
1

Used to lament a particularly undesirable outcome or choice

of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

ๆŠžใณ
ใˆใ‚‰ใณ
Noun suffix
Freq #11208
1

choosing; selecting; deciding (on)

ใ›ใ‚“ใฆใ„
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #12524
1

selection

Examples
ไพ‹ๆ–‡ใฎ้ธๅฎšใŒใพใšใ‹ใฃใŸใงใ™ใ€‚
The choice of example sentence wasn't wise.
๐ŸŽ“

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