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采

采 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 手で、植物の葉などを摘み取る。
  2. 選び取る。
  3. 選び取った領土。
  4. 選んで称賛する。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

会意。「爪」（手）+「木」。「とる」「つみとる」を意味する漢語｛採｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

dice, form, appearance, take, gather, coloring

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • サイJHS
Kun (native)
  • と(る)
  • いろどり
Other languages
  • 拼音cai3
  • 拼音cai4
  • 한글chae
  • Hán-ViệtThải
  • Hán-ViệtThái

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
釆(のごめ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+91C7

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱爫木

Words using this kanji

  • 采さい（サイ）さいころ。 （サイ）采配。baton (of command)
  • 采配さいはい昔、陣中で、大将が士卒を指揮するのに用いた道具。厚紙を細く切ってふさを作り、これに木または竹の柄を付けたもの。 指図。指揮。 塵はたき。baton (of command), order, command, direction
  • 采女うねめ（さいじょ 中国歴史）漢代における、民衆から採用した女官。 （さいじょ 中国歴史）後宮の下級の女官。 （うねめ）主に飛鳥時代から奈良時代において、宮中に伺候し、天皇や皇后の身の回りの世話をした女官。「うねべ」。婇女とも書く。maid-in-waiting (ritsuryō system)
  • 采女司うねめのつかさOffice of Court Ladies (ritsuryō system)
  • 采女正うねめのかみdirector of the Office of Court Ladies (ritsuryō system)
  • 采女佑うねめのしょうhigh-ranking staff member in the Office of Court Ladies (ritsuryō system)
  • 采振木ざいふりぼくAsian serviceberry (Amelanchier asiatica), shadberry, juneberry, shadbush
  • 采配蘭さいはいらんCremastra appendiculata (species of orchid)
  • 采配を振るさいはいをふるto lead, to direct, to take command
  • 采配を振るうさいはいをふるうto wield a baton, to swing a baton, to lead, to direct

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-4-4
Four Corner
2090.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4a4.24
Heisig
791
Nelson
2825