選りに選って

Japanese

Kanji in this term
選	選
よ Grade: 4	よ Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Conjunction

選(よ)りに選(よ)って • (yori ni yotte) 

1. of all things
   • 1928, Motojirō Kajii, Sakura no ki no shita ni wa [Under the cherry trees]‎^[1], Modern kanji and kana edition:

     どうして俺(おれ)が毎晩(まいばん)家(いえ)へ帰(かえ)って来(く)る道(みち)で、俺(おれ)の部屋(へや)の数(かず)ある道具(どうぐ)のうちの、選(よ)りに選(よ)ってちっぽけな薄(うす)っぺらいもの、安全剃刀(あんぜんかみそり)の刃(は)なんぞが、千里眼(せんりがん)のように思(おも)い浮(う)かんで来(く)るのか […]

     Dōshite ore ga maiban ie e kaettekuru michi de, ore no heya no kazu aru dōgu no uchi no, yori ni yotte chippoke na usupperai mono, anzen kamisori no ha nanzo ga, senrigan no yō ni omoiukandekuru no ka […]

     Why is it that when I'm on the path back home every evening, things like the minuscule, thin blade of my safety razor, of all the things that are in my room, comes to mind like clairvoyance […]