淘 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
道準1University / general ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
- On
- トウ
- Kun
- よな.げる
- Meaning
- wash out; select
Origin
Water with 陶 as phonetic: washing to separate out what is good.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 淘汰とうた
selection; weeding out
- 淘げるよなげる
to wash (rice); to sift
Example
市場で弱い企業が淘汰された。
Weak firms were weeded out in the market.
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