Word Meaning 手段を選ばない

しゅだんをえらばない shudan o erabanai

手段を選ばない is read as しゅだんをえらばない (shudan o erabanai) and means to do whatever it takes.

Meaning

English

  1. to do whatever it takes
  2. to use every trick in the book
  3. to use any means
  4. to stop at nothing

Reading

Kana

しゅだんをえらばない

Romaji

shudan o erabanai

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 42 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb Rank 76700 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

手段を選ばずに

しゅだんをえらばずに

by any means, fair or foul

目的のためには手段を選ばない

もくてきのためにはしゅだんをえらばない

to be willing to do anything (any trick) to achieve one's end

手段

しゅだん

means

手段を講じる

しゅだんをこうじる

to take steps (measures)

手段を尽くす

しゅだんをつくす

to try everything

選手

せんしゅ

player (of a sport)

選手権

せんしゅけん

championship

非常手段

ひじょうしゅだん

emergency measures

十年選手

じゅうねんせんしゅ

veteran (at a job)

外人選手

がいじんせんしゅ

foreign athlete

上手に選ぶ

じょうずにえらぶ

to make a good choice

プロ選手

ぷろせんしゅ

professional player (sports)

Example Sentences

2

The end justifies the means.

All is fair in love and war.