# 択 — Select

Frequency rank 1098 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 抑 (Suppress), less common than 慮 (Consider).

- On’yomi: たく
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level IX of XX

Fingers on the left and a husband on the right — your fingers point at a husband, selecting him from a lineup.

In words:

- 選択 せんたく — selection,choice
- 採択 さいたく — adoption;selection;choice

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