選り分ける

よりわける

Also written より分ける, えりわける

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to classify; to sort out; to sift through

Kanji

• 選 choose. Read as よる.
• 分 part. Read as わける.

Example sentences

• 荷物を全部選り分けるのにかなり時間がかかった。
  It took quite a while to sort out all our luggage.
• 洗濯物の中から白い衣服をすべてえり分けて下さい。
  Would you please sort out all the white clothes from the wash?

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