選より分わける

also: えりわける

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選り分ける · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

To pick out and separate items into groups based on some criteria, often by hand. Used for physical objects, data, or abstract things.

〈物もの〉を〈事こと〉ごとに選より分わけるto sort items by a certain category or criterion
野や菜さいを大おおきさごとに選より分わけた。
I sorted the vegetables by size.
良よいものと悪わるいものを選より分わけるto separate the good ones from the bad ones
傷いたんだ果物くだものを選より分わけて捨すてた。
I sorted out the spoiled fruit and threw it away.

分ぶん類るいN2
分類する is a formal, systematic term for classifying things (e.g. scientifically), while 選り分ける emphasizes the hands-on act of physically picking items apart.
仕し分わける
仕分ける suggests a deliberate, organized sorting often used in business or logistics, whereas 選り分ける can be more casual and physical.
振ふり分わける
振り分ける means to divide or allocate things among groups (e.g. tasks, money), while 選り分ける focuses on picking out and separating based on a quality or criterion.

混まぜるN3
混ぜる means to mix things together, the opposite action of 選り分ける, which separates them apart.

見み分わけるN2
見分ける means to visually distinguish or tell things apart without necessarily moving them, while 選り分ける involves physically sorting items into separate groups.

選り分けるUsage55%
- よりわける
  Standard kanji spelling; the 選り part is often written in kana as より分ける in practice.
- えりわける
より分わけるUsage27%
Common kana-kanji mixed spelling; often preferred for readability.
えり分わけるUsage9%
Rare spelling using the reading えりわける; the よりわける reading is far more common.
よりわけるUsage7%
えりわけるUsage2%

Compound of 選り (yori, the continuative form of 選る 'to select') + 分ける (wakeru, 'to divide, separate').