選えらぶ

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選ぶ · godan verb (-bu)

Meanings

godan verb (-bu), transitive verb

General verb for making a choice among options. Used for concrete items, abstract decisions, and people.

〈物もの〉の中なかから選えらぶto choose from among a group of options
たくさんの服ふくの中なかから一いち枚まいを選えらんだ。
I chose one piece from among many clothes.
〈人ひと〉を〈物もの〉に選えらぶto choose/elect someone as (a role or position)
彼かれをチームのリーダーに選えらんだ。
They chose him as the team leader.
〈物もの〉を選えらぶ余よ地ちがないto have no room to choose (among options)
この村むらには仕し事ごとを選えらぶ余よ地ちがない。
In this village, there's no room to choose one's job.

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相あい手てを選えらぶchoose one's opponent/partner; pick one's battles; discriminate between targets
言こと葉ばを選えらぶchoose one's words carefully; be careful with one's words
良よい日ひを選えらぶchoose a lucky day; pick an auspicious date

決きめるN4
決める means 'to decide' and focuses on reaching a conclusion, while 選ぶ emphasizes picking one option among several.
選せん択たくN3
選択する is a formal, Sino-Japanese verb used in official or technical contexts, while 選ぶ is the everyday word for choosing.
選せん出しゅつN1
選出する is a formal verb used specifically for electing or selecting a person for a position, whereas 選ぶ can be used for any choice, concrete or abstract.
拾ひろうN4
選ぶ is the general verb for choosing, while 拾う in this sense implies selectively picking out particular items from a larger set.

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見み計はからうN1
選ぶ is the general, neutral verb for choosing among options, while 見計らう specifically implies picking something based on one's own judgment of the situation.
選よるN1
選ぶ is the common, everyday verb for 'to choose,' while 選る is a rarer, more literary word that often implies careful or discriminating selection.
抜ぬき出だすN2
選ぶ is the general verb for 'choose', while 抜き出す specifically implies pulling one or more items out of a larger set.
選せん
選ぶ is the ordinary verb meaning 'to choose,' whereas 選 is a noun/suffix used in formal expressions like 選に漏れる.
絞しぼり込こむ
選ぶ means simply 'to choose' from options, whereas 絞り込む describes the process of narrowing a larger set down step by step before a choice is made.

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選えらぶUsage97%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common and broadly used form.
えらぶUsage2%
撰えらぶUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; may appear in older or literary contexts.
択えらぶUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; may appear in older or literary contexts.

The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 選 is conventionally associated with the meaning 'choose'.