JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 汰: "washing, sieving, filtering"
The kanji 汰 means "washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read タ, タイ in on'yomi and おご.る, にご.る, よな.げる 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)
タタイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おご.るにご.るよな.げる
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 | washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | outside the 2,501 most frequent |
Common words with 汰
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- ご無沙汰not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
- 沙汰affair; state; incident; issue · verdict; sentence
- 手持ち無沙汰having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
- 音沙汰news (from someone); word; letter; tidings
- 表沙汰going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge · recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
- 色恋沙汰love affair
- 淘汰weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection · selection
- 警察沙汰matter for the police; brush with the law
- 暴力沙汰(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
- 狂気の沙汰crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
- 刃傷沙汰bloodshed
- 流血沙汰bloodshed; bloody event; bloody violence
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