Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious

    アンは友人を選り好みする。
    Ann is exclusive in her choice of friends.

Also written より好み【よりごのみ】えり好み【えりごのみ】

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Characters in this word

2
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

Built from

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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

fond, pleasing, like something

Kun
この.むす.くよ.いい.い
On
コウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
423 of 2500
Radical
woman
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

たかとしよし

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-3, 1-3-2SKIP code
3e2.1The Kanji Dictionary
4744.7Four corner code
1747deroo
597dUnicode hex code
1-25-05JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1191Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1180New Nelson (John Haig)
208New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
240Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
155Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
184Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
99Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
103Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
308A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
413Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
882Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6053Morohashi
859A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
104Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
104Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
152Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
503henshall3
465Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
262crowley
244Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.11busy_people
432Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
100Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hao3, hao4Pinyin reading
hoKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level