Word Meaning 二者択一

にしゃたくいつ nishatakuitsu

二者択一 is read as にしゃたくいつ (nishatakuitsu) and means choosing between two things.

Meaning

English

  1. choosing between two things
  2. two choices

Reading

Kana

にしゃたくいつ

Romaji

nishatakuitsu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Yojijukugo Rank 14835 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

二者択一を迫られる

にしゃたくいつをせまられる

to be faced with the choice between two alternatives

二個一

にこいち

combining the working parts of two or more broken machines to make one functioning machine

二十一箇条要求

にじゅういっかじょうようきゅう

The Twenty-One Demands

択一

たくいつ

choosing one from among several

二者

にしゃ

two things

第一人者

だいいちにんしゃ

leading person

択一問題

たくいつもんだい

multiple-choice question

択一的

たくいつてき

alternative

唯一不二

ゆいいつふじ

one and only

唯一無二

ゆいつむに

one and only

Example Sentences

4

かれはにしゃたくいつをせまられた。

He was forced to choose between two options.

I had to choose between the two.

We are faced with the alternative of resistance or slavery.

Which will he choose, I wonder, martial arts or death?