“To select” in Japanese
Short answer
To select in Japanese is “選り抜く” (yorinuku). Full meaning: to select, to choose.
Other ways to say “To select” in Japanese
選び出す
erabidasu to select, to pick out
選り出す
yoridasu to select, to pick out
選る
eru to choose, to select, to pick out; to select (the best), to choose, to pick out
選ぶ
erabu to choose, to select
選び取る
erabitoru to choose (and take), to select, to pick (out)
拾い出す
hiroidasu to single out, to select
見立てる
mitateru to (see and) choose, to select; to diagnose (as); to judge, to estimate
選する
sensuru to choose, to take, to select, to pick out
抜き出す
nukidasu to pick out, to single out, to select; to extract, to draw out, to pull out, to distill
よりぬく
yorinuku to select, to choose
えりぬく
erinuku to select, to choose
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