# 選 — Choose

Frequency rank 179 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 死 (Death), less common than 声 (Voice).

- On’yomi: せん
- Kun’yomi: えら
- Radical: 辵 Walk (Kangxi 162)
- Frequency path: Level II of XX
- School grade: 4
- Strokes: 15

The courier skids to a halt where a scooter and a snake lie together across the tarmac, and the load on his shoulders will only let him take one of them on.

In words:

- 選ぶ えらぶ — to choose
- 選手 せんしゅ — (1) player (in game),(2) team
- 選択 せんたく — selection,choice

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