noun

  1. careful selection.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
一粒選り ひとつぶえり
 
一粒選り ひとつぶより

Contained Kanji Breakdown

one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
grains, drop, counter for tiny particles
リュウ つぶ (7th, N2)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
elect, select, choose
セン えら.ぶ え.る (4th, N3)
southeast
たつみ ソン (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)
together, both, neither
とも キョウ (4th, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)