Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

    of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

    Usually written using kana aloneused to lament a particularly undesirable outcome or choice

    よりによってこんなところで君に会うなんて。
    Of all places to meet you!

Also written 選りに選って【よりによって】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

elect, select, choose, prefer

Kun
えら.ぶえ.るよ.る
On
セン
Strokes
15
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
57 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 13

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Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-3-12, 3-2-12SKIP code
2q12.3The Kanji Dictionary
3730.8Four corner code
3561deroo
9078Unicode hex code
1-33-10JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4744Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6114New Nelson (John Haig)
3169New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3931Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2026Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2734Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1804Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1944Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
105A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2419Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
522Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
39127PMorohashi
527A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
800Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
814Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
449sakade
967Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
556henshall3
626Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
341crowley
264Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
721Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1822Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xuan3Pinyin reading
seonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level