取捨|しゅしゃshusha[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbadoption or rejection; selection; choice; option
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 取捨する（しゅしゃする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 取捨します（しゅしゃします） |
| Negative (nai) | 取捨しない（しゅしゃしない） |
| polite (masen) | 取捨しません（しゅしゃしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 取捨せず・取捨せぬ（しゅしゃせず・しゅしゃせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 取捨した（しゅしゃした） |
| polite (mashita) | 取捨しました（しゅしゃしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 取捨しなかった（しゅしゃしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 取捨しませんでした（しゅしゃしませんでした） |
| Te form | 取捨して（しゅしゃして） |
| Potential | 取捨できる（しゅしゃできる） |
| Passive | 取捨される（しゅしゃされる） |
| Causative | 取捨させる（しゅしゃさせる） |
| Causative passive | 取捨させられる（しゅしゃさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 取捨すれば（しゅしゃすれば） |
| tara | 取捨したら（しゅしゃしたら） |
| Volitional | 取捨しよう（しゅしゃしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 取捨しましょう（しゅしゃしましょう） |
| Imperative | 取捨しろ（しゅしゃしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym選択せんたくNeutralThe everyday word for choosing: you pick what fits from among the options, with no sense of discarding the rest.
- Synonym選別せんべつNeutralSorting or screening by criteria, typically for products and defective items; can also mean treating people differently. 「取捨」 weighs keeping against dropping.
- SynonymセレクションNeutralA loanword for a curated selection or anthology, used mostly in product names and titles of collected works.
- Synonym取捨選択しゅしゃせんたくNeutralA four-character compound with the same sense as 「取捨」—sifting out the unneeded and keeping what matters—and the usual choice in modern usage, as in 「情報の取捨選択」.
- Related選抜せんばつNeutralSelecting the outstanding from a large pool, typically in exams or athlete and team selection.
- Related選定せんていWrittenWritten/formal prose: choosing and then fixing the decision, as for sites, teaching materials and other official matters; 「取捨」 just weighs keep versus discard.
- Related精選せいせんWrittenWritten/formal prose: carefully picking out only quality items, common in product advertising such as 「精選素材」.
- Related選り抜きよりぬきCasualColloquial: the people or things picked out as the very best, and by extension the act of picking. 「取捨」 stresses both taking and discarding.
- Related粒選りつぶよりNeutralItem-by-item top picks—things chosen as the finest of their kind; figuratively, a group brimming with talent, as in 「粒選りの選手」.
- Related選りよりCasualColloquial for picking out what you like; mostly the first half of compounds such as 「より好み」, and rarely used on its own.
- Related一粒選りひとつぶえりNeutralChoosing the best one by one, even more meticulous than 「粒選り」; a rare word you will seldom need.
For everyday choosing, say 「選択」; for sifting information or options, 「取捨選択」 is the usual modern form. Use 「選抜」 for selecting talent, 「選定」 for formally settling on something, and 「選別」 for sorting by criteria.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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