EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    choosing between two things; two choices

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    彼は二者択一を選ぶことでしょう。武術か死か。
    Which will he choose, I wonder, martial arts or death?
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Characters in this word

4
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two, two radical (no. 7)

Kun
ふたふた.つふたたび
On
Strokes
2
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
9 of 2500
Radical
two
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

おとつぐつぎにいふたつふだ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-1-1SKIP code
0a2.1The Kanji Dictionary
1010.0Four corner code
3072deroo
4e8cUnicode hex code
1-38-83JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
273Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
72New Nelson (John Haig)
1922New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2421Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1224Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1688Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
6A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
247Morohashi
61A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
3Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
3Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2sakade
9Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2henshall3
2Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
11crowley
2Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
31Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
er4Pinyin reading
iKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
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someone, person

Kun
もの
On
シャ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
38 of 2500
Radical
old
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-4-4, 2-4-4, 4-8-2SKIP code
4c4.13The Kanji Dictionary
4460.0Four corner code
1478deroo
8005Unicode hex code
1-28-52JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3685Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4698New Nelson (John Haig)
3211New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3980Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2047Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2765Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1256Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1345Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
22A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
769Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
56Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28852Morohashi
298A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
164Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
164Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
235sakade
240Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
314henshall3
302Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
19crowley
148Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.6busy_people
1578Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1264Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhe3Pinyin reading
jaKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level
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choose, select, elect, prefer

Kun
えら.ぶ
On
タク
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
847 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 38

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-4SKIP code
3c4.21The Kanji Dictionary
5708.7Four corner code
1362deroo
629eUnicode hex code
1-34-82JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1845Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2082New Nelson (John Haig)
255New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
299Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
191Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
227Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1074Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1155Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1413A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
382Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1096Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11902PMorohashi
1551A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
993Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1030Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1341Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1127Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
764Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
861Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1083Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ze2, zhai2Pinyin reading
taegKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
38WaniKani level
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one, one radical (no.1)

Kun
ひと-ひと.つ
On
イチイツ
Strokes
1
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
2 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

かずいっいるかつかづてんはじめひとつまこと

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-1-4SKIP code
0a1.1The Kanji Dictionary
1000.0Four corner code
3072deroo
4e00Unicode hex code
1-16-76JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1New Nelson (John Haig)
3341New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4148Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2105Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2850Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1Morohashi
1A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
2Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1sakade
1Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1henshall3
1Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1crowley
1Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
1Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi1Pinyin reading
ilKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level