汰
汰·wash out, sift, select
- On-yomi
- タ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沙汰 | さた | news, word; an affair, an incident |
| 音沙汰 | おとさた | word or news from someone |
| 淘汰 | とうた | weeding out, selection |
| 自然淘汰 | しぜんとうた | natural selection |
Example sentences
あれから彼は何の音沙汰もない。
あれからかれはなんのおとさたもない。
There has been no word from him since then.
競争の激しい業界で多くの企業が淘汰された。
きょうそうのはげしいぎょうかいでおおくのきぎょうがとうたされた。
Many firms were weeded out in that fiercely competitive industry.
警察沙汰になる前に話し合おう。
けいさつざたになるまえにはなしあおう。
Let's talk it out before it becomes a police matter.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 音沙汰 as おんさた — it is おとさた
- Reading 沙汰 as さた but writing it 砂汰 — the first character is 沙
Memory aid
Picture it
Water 氵 with 太: swilling material in water so the worthless washes away and the good is left — 淘汰, weeding out.
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