How do I write out a multiple choice question in Japanese?


This is more for formal written email than spoken in person.

For example, if I was to ask:

* * *

Which of the following do you enjoy:

(A) Coffee

(B) Tea

(C) The java in me

* * *

I would also like to know the most common way of listing a multiple choice
such as if I was to use ㋐ ㋑ ㋒ in this situation?

Thanks in advance




(A)(B)(C) and (1)(2)(3) are perfect choices in most modern Japanese
workplaces, especially when you send something via the Internet. ①②③ is the
next safest. Some traditional documents still prefer (ア)(イ)(ウ), ㋐㋑㋒ or even
[(イ)(ロ)(ハ)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroha#Current_uses), but I don't
recommend using them at least as a primarily choice. (If you work at a legal
department, there may be special rules to list things.)

[丸囲み文字](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/50511/5010) and
[組文字](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/37132/5010) were common in the pre-
internet era, but its use has been discouraged by many people in the last 20
years due to technical reasons regarding character encoding (For example, ㋐㋑㋒
was not commonly available for a while on PC, and Mac users could not even
read ①②③ in an email sent by PC users). Now it's generally safe to use them
thanks to Unicode, but many people still avoid them on the net.




(A)(B)(C) and (1)(2)(3) are perfect choices in most modern Japanese
workplaces, especially when you send something via the Internet. ①②③ is the
next safest. Some traditional documents still prefer (ア)(イ)(ウ), ㋐㋑㋒ or even
[(イ)(ロ)(ハ)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroha#Current_uses), but I don't
recommend using them at least as a primarily choice. (If you work at a legal
department, there may be special rules to list things.)

[丸囲み文字](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/50511/5010) and
[組文字](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/37132/5010) were common in the pre-
internet era, but its use has been discouraged by many people in the last 20
years due to technical reasons regarding character encoding (For example, ㋐㋑㋒
was not commonly available for a while on PC, and Mac users could not even
read ①②③ in an email sent by PC users). Now it's generally safe to use them
thanks to Unicode, but many people still avoid them on the net.

