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択 = 尺 + 扌

択 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “choose”. It is built from 尺 (shaku) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1155.

Keyword
choose
RTK frame
1155
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
タク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
えら.ぶ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
выбирать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
択 select

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 尺 shaku
  2. 扌 finger

How to find 択 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “shaku” + “finger”. 択 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 択 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.