才 — 3 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
道9Elementary year 2 ／ 3 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
- On
- サイ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- talent; years old (counter)
Origin
Originally a dam shape; borrowed for inborn ability (talent) and as an age counter.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| サイ | 才能・才覚・秀才 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 天才てんさい
genius
- 才能さいのう
talent
Example
八才に なりました。
I turned eight years old.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)