What does kanji 采 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 采 is dice.

How is kanji 采 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 采 are と.る, いろどり; the onyomi readings are サイ.

What is the main radical of kanji 采?

The main radical for kanji 采 is 釆.

What words use kanji 采?

Example words that use kanji 采 include 采, 采女, 采女司, 采女正.

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采

Meaning

Kanji 采

dice

dice, form, appearance, take, gather, coloring

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: と.るいろどり
Onyomi 音読み: サイ
Nanori 名乗り: あやこと

Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: -
Strokes: 8
Radical: 釆
Components: 木 • 爪
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 14 common entries

Showing 14 of 22 entries that include this kanji.

采

さい

baton (of command)

采女

うねめ

maid-in-waiting (ritsuryō system)

采女司

うねめし

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)

采配を振る

さいはいをふる

to lead

采配を振るう

さいはいをふるう

to wield a baton

采配蘭

さいはいらん

Cremastra appendiculata (species of orchid)

采幣

さいはい

baton (of command)

納采

のうさい

betrothal gift

風采

ふうさい

appearance

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

采は手で選んで取ることを表す字だ。

This character represents choosing and taking something by hand.

古い辞典では采に色どりの意味もある。

In old dictionaries, this character also has the meaning of coloring or decorative color.

采という字からは整った形を連想する。

This character suggests a neat form.

その本では采を姿やようすにも結びつけていた。

That book also connected this character with appearance and outward form.

采の字は名付けに使われることがある。

This character is sometimes used in names.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 7 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.