漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

6Elementary year 511 strokesRadical
On
サイ
Kun
と(る)
Meaning
to pick; gather; adopt (a plan)

Origin

ORIGIN

扌 "hand" plus 采 "plucking fruit"; gathering with the hand — hence "to pick, to adopt."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

サイ採集・採用・採光
とる採る

Compare: 取る・執る・捕る

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 採用さいよう

    adoption; hiring

  • 採点さいてん

    marking; grading

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

山で木の実を採った。

I gathered nuts in the mountains.

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