採択|さいたくsaitaku[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbadoption; selection; choice
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 採択する(さいたくする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 採択します(さいたくします) |
| Negative (nai) | 採択しない(さいたくしない) |
| polite (masen) | 採択しません(さいたくしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 採択せず・採択せぬ(さいたくせず・さいたくせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 採択した(さいたくした) |
| polite (mashita) | 採択しました(さいたくしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 採択しなかった(さいたくしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 採択しませんでした(さいたくしませんでした) |
| Te form | 採択して(さいたくして) |
| Potential | 採択できる(さいたくできる) |
| Passive | 採択される(さいたくされる) |
| Causative | 採択させる(さいたくさせる) |
| Causative passive | 採択させられる(さいたくさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 採択すれば(さいたくすれば) |
| tara | 採択したら(さいたくしたら) |
| Volitional | 採択しよう(さいたくしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 採択しましょう(さいたくしましょう) |
| Imperative | 採択しろ(さいたくしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym採用さいようNeutralCovers adopting methods and hiring staff, as in 「新卒採用」; 「採択」 is the formal adoption of bills or textbooks by an assembly or institution.
- Synonym採るとるNeutralA verb for adopting a method or taking measures, also picking flowers or taking samples; 「採択」 is institutions formally adopting bills or opinions.
- Related選択せんたくNeutralThe everyday word for choosing among options; unlike 「採択」, it does not imply formal adoption after deliberation.
- RelatedセレクションNeutralA loanword for picking out or curating items, also an anthology or a selection event; 「採択」 is formal adoption of bills or opinions after deliberation.
- Related取り上げるとりあげるNeutralMeans to pick something up or raise it for discussion, and can mean accepting an opinion; 「採択」 stresses formal passage by vote.
- Related取り入れるとりいれるNeutralBrings outside things in, absorbing new methods or ideas; 「採択」 puts more weight on formally deciding to adopt after deliberation.
- Related選ぶえらぶNeutralThe most common everyday verb for choosing; 「採択」 is a more formal act by an institution.
- Related選抜せんばつNeutralPicks out the best people or things from a large field, as in 「選抜チーム」; 「採択」 is about formally adopting bills or opinions.
- Related選定せんていWrittenA formal written word for choosing among candidates and settling on one; 「採択」 focuses more on formally adopting a bill or opinion after deliberation.
- Related精選せいせんWrittenA formal written word for careful, painstaking selection of quality items; 「採択」 is about formal adoption, not fine-grained picking.
- Related選考せんこうNeutralSelects people or works after careful review, as in 「書類選考」; 「採択」 is more about formally adopting bills or opinions.
- Related選別せんべつNeutralSorts or screens items by set criteria, like separating garbage; 「採択」 is formal adoption of bills or opinions, not a sorting action.
- Related選び出すえらびだすNeutralPicks out the excellent or suitable ones from among many; 「採択」 is formal adoption after deliberation and more formal in tone.
- Related取捨しゅしゃWrittenA formal written word for deciding what to keep and what to discard, weighing both sides; 「採択」 centers on the final decision to adopt.
- Related採納さいのうWrittenA rare written word for adopting or accepting something; in most cases say 「採択」 or 「採用」 instead.
- Related取捨選択しゅしゃせんたくWrittenA formal written word for weeding out the unneeded and keeping the needed; 「採択」 puts more weight on formally deciding to adopt after deliberation.
- Antonym拒否きょひNeutralRefuses a request or vetoes a resolution or decision, as in 「拒否権」; the opposite of 「採択」 on whether to accept or reject a bill or proposal.
- Antonym却下きゃっかWrittenA formal written word for dismissing an application or lawsuit, often on procedural grounds in law; the opposite of 「採択」 in not adopting.
Use 「採択」 when an assembly or institution formally adopts a bill, resolution or textbook, as in 「決議を採択する」 and 「教科書採択」. For hiring people use 「採用」; for everyday choosing use 「選択」 or 「選ぶ」; for screening candidates or works use 「選考」. 「選抜」, 「選定」 and 「精選」 are about picking out people or items rather than passing a proposal, while 「取り入れる」 and 「採る」 suit absorbing methods or ideas. To reject, use 「拒否」, or 「却下」 for dismissing an application.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


