No. 3,608 in Japanese
選び
"選び" means "choice" or "selection."
In a sentence
私は毎日服を選びます。
I choose clothes every day.
The word 選び (erabi) here is used as a root verb form (選びます, erabimasu) meaning 'to choose' in the present tense.
映画の選び方がポイントです。
The way you choose a movie is important.
The word 選び (erabi) here functions as a noun, referring to 'the act of choosing' or 'selection.'
この旅行先を選びましたが、他にも良い選びがありました。
I chose this travel destination, but there were other good choices.
The word 選び (erabi) appears twice: first as a verb in the past tense (選びました, erabimashita), meaning 'chose,' and then as a noun indicating 'choice' or 'selection.'
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