JLPT N2 · 11 strokes
Kanji 採: "pick, take, fetch"
The kanji 採 means "pick, take, fetch, take up". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read サイ in on'yomi and と.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
と.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | pick, take, fetch, take up |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 607 of 2,501 |
Common words with 採
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 採用use; adoption; acceptance · appointment; employment; engagement; recruitment
- 採るto adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to decide on · to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to catch (e.g. insects)
- 採取picking; collecting; harvesting; gathering · extraction
- 採れるto be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be mined (of diamonds, etc.) · to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get; to be able to obtain
- 採掘mining; digging; working (a mine)
- 採点marking; grading; scoring
- 採集collecting; gathering
- 伐採felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
- 採寸taking measurements
- 採算profit
- 採血drawing blood; collecting blood
- 採決vote; ballot; division
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