選び (えらび, erabi) Japanese meaning: choosing | KotomoraExpressions
夫選びchoosing a husband; husband selection 嫁選びchoosing a wife; wife selection
I spent the whole day choosing clothes today.
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key points for choosing something
Please tell me the key points for choosing a suit.
〈物〉選びを手伝うto help someone choose something
I helped my friend choose the color.
選定 refers to a formal, often official act of selecting something, whereas 選び is a casual suffix used in everyday compounds like 嫁選び.
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how to choose; way of choosing; choice
select; pick out
search for a husband for one's daughter; choosing a son-in-law
word choice; choice of words
divination by toddler's choice; birthday divination
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Written forms
選びUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for the suffix meaning 'choosing'.
択び
Rare variant kanji; 選び is overwhelmingly more common.
Etymology
Nominalized form of the verb 選ぶ (to choose), used as a suffix in compound nouns.
