Word Meaning 択一

たくいつ takuitsu

択一 is read as たくいつ (takuitsu) and means choosing one from among several.

Meaning

English

  1. choosing one from among several
  2. multiple choice

Reading

Kana

たくいつ

Romaji

takuitsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 7328 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

二者択一

にしゃたくいつ

choosing between two things

電流一致選択

でんりゅういっちせんたく

coincident-current selection

一択

いったく

(only) one option

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

唯一

ゆいつ

only

逐一

ちくいち

one by one

統一

とういつ

unity

随一

ずいいち

best

第一

だいいち

most important

万一

ばんいち

(if) by some chance

Example Sentences

5

かれはにしゃたくいつをせまられた。

He was forced to choose between two options.

どちらかいっぽうをたくいつしなければならない。

You must choose one or the other.

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?