Japanese symbol for “sifting”
取捨選択
しゅしゃせんたく
Romaji: shushasentaku
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
In Japanese, sifting is 取捨選択, read しゅしゃせんたく (shushasentaku).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n, vs selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 取引 | とりひき torihiki | transactions; dealings; business |
| 買取 | かいとり kaitori | purchase; buying; buying out |
| 取得 | しゅとく shutoku | obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of) |
| 取る | とる toru | to take; to pick up; to grab |
| 取材 | しゅざい shuzai | gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.) |
| 取締役 | とりしまりやく torishimariyaku | company director; board member |
| 使い捨て | つかいすて tsukaisute | throwaway; disposable; single-use |
| 捨てる | すてる suteru | to throw away; to cast away; to dump |
| 選手 | せんしゅ senshu | player (of a sport); athlete; team member |
| 選択 | せんたく sentaku | choice; selection; option |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.