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選りすぐり (よりすぐり, yorisuguri) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Top-selected athletes gathered from all over the country.
This shop has a selection of carefully chosen wines.
Usage patterns 選よ りすぐりの 〈 物もの 〉 specially selected 〈thing〉; the pick of the finest 〈thing〉
This restaurant uses only carefully selected ingredients.
選よ りすぐりの 〈 人ひと 〉 hand-picked, top-notch 〈people〉
The team was made up of specially selected top players.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 から 選よ りすぐりを 集あつ める to gather the best picks from 〈a place/source〉
It's an exhibition gathering the finest selections from around the world.
Related words 厳選 emphasizes the careful, strict act of selecting, while 選りすぐり emphasizes the resulting choice as the finest picks.
精鋭 refers specifically to an elite group of capable people, while 選りすぐり can describe outstanding people or things alike.
選抜 is a more neutral, formal term for selection (as in sports or exams), while 選りすぐり carries a stronger sense of picking only the very best.
Etymology A nominal form related to the verb 選りすぐる, meaning to choose carefully or pick out the best. The spelling uses 選 for the idea of selecting; the exact historical development of the compound is not specified.
