To Choose
transitive verb, godan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means "choose", so the verb version is to choose.
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
You have the opportunity to choose. You choose, and a bright sign lights up reading "error" (えら).
自由に選ぶ
to choose freely
代表に選ぶ
to choose as a representative
ランダムに選ぶ
to choose randomly
場所を選ぶ
to choose a place
物を選ぶ
to choose an object
道を選ぶ
to choose a path
デザインで選ぶ
to choose based on design
くじで選ぶ
to choose with a lottery
自分で選ぶ
to choose by oneself
うちの子はいつも選ぶのに時間がかかるんです。
My child always takes a long time to make a choice.
好きなものを選んでいいよ！
You can choose whatever you like!
色々ありすぎて選べないよ！
There are too many choices, and I can't decide!
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