選より抜ぬき

also: えりぬき

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

the very best; elite; select

Refers to something or someone carefully chosen as the best among many; often used attributively with の.

この店みせでは選より抜ぬきの食しょく材ざいだけを使つかっています。
This shop uses only the very best ingredients.
彼かれは選より抜ぬきの選せん手しゅだ。
He is an elite player.

Kanji

選elect, select, choose
抜slip out, extract, pull out

Related words

選せん抜ばつ
選抜 is a more formal noun/suru-verb for selection or picking out a group, while 選り抜き emphasizes the resulting top quality.

Built from

選よる+抜ぬき

Written forms

選り抜きUsage82%
- よりぬき
  Standard kanji spelling for the reading よりぬき.
- えりぬき
  Kanji spelling for the reading えりぬき; less common than よりぬき.
えり抜ぬきUsage18%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling for the reading えりぬき.
より抜ぬき
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but still used.
えりぬき

Etymology

Compound of the verb stem 選り (from 選る, 'to select') and 抜き (from 抜く, 'to extract'), literally 'select and pull out', implying careful selection of the best.