Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to choose, to select.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
選ぶ えらぶ
 
撰ぶ えらぶ
 
択ぶ えらぶ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)