選択肢

Japanese

Kanji in this term
選	択	肢
せん Grade: 4	たく Grade: S	し Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
選擇肢 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 選択(せんたく) (sentaku, “choice”) + 肢(し) (shi, “limb”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せんたくし [sèńtákúꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [4])
• (Tokyo) せんたくし [sèńtáꜜkùshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [sẽ̞nta̠kɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

選(せん)択(たく)肢(し) • (sentakushi) 

1. choice, alternative (a situation which allows a choice between two or more possibilities)
   • 2011, Barack Obama, 中東と北アフリカに関するバラク・オバマの演説, translation of "Remarks by the President on the Middle East and North Africa":

     今(いま)、アサド大統領(だいとうりょう)には選択肢(せんたくし)がある。

     Ima, asado daitōryō ni wa sentakushi ga aru.

     President Assad now has a choice