選択肢 in Japanese

IPA: [sẽ̞nta̠kɯ̟ɕi] Forms: 選択肢 [canonical] (ruby: 選(せん), 択(たく), 肢(し)), sentakushi [romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Compound of 選択(せんたく) (sentaku, “choice”) + 肢(し) (shi, “limb”). Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|選択|せんたく|肢|し|t1=choice|t2=limb}} 選択(せんたく) (sentaku, “choice”) + 肢(し) (shi, “limb”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|せんたくし}} 選(せん)択(たく)肢(し) • (sentakushi)

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    }
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      },
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          "たく"
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      "ipa": "[sẽ̞nta̠kɯ̟ɕi]"
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"選択肢" meaning in Japanese

Noun