Refers to the act of picking or selecting something. Often used in compound nouns like 選りすぐり (carefully selected) or 選り取り (choosing freely).
選りすぐりの品を集めた店です。
It's a shop that gathers carefully selected items.
選り取り見取りで好きなものをどうぞ。
Please take whatever you like; you can choose freely.
specially selected; finest pick; top selection
being picky; being choosy; being particular
picking and choosing; free choice; selection
the very best; elite; select
sort; separate; classify
Standard kanji spelling for the noun meaning 'selecting'.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
Alternate kanji spelling; less common than 選り.
Derived from the verb 選る (よる, 'to select'). The noun form 選り is used in compounds and fixed expressions.