じょう
上
ず
手
　
に
えら
選
　
ぶ

expression, Godan verb

  1. to make a good choice.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じょう
上
ず
手
　
に
えら
選
　
ぶ
 上手に選ぶ じょうずにえらぶ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

above, up
ジョウ　うえ　あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
hand
て　シュ　ズ (1st, N4)
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)