採
採·gather, pick, adopt, hire
- On-yomi
- サイ
- Kun-yomi
- と(る)
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 採用 | さいよう | hiring, adoption (of a plan) |
| 採点 | さいてん | grading, marking |
| 採る | とる | to pick, to adopt, to take on |
| 採血 | さいけつ | drawing blood |
Example sentences
その会社に採用されました。
そのかいしゃにさいようされました。
I was hired by that company.
先生は今、テストの採点をしています。
せんせいはいま、てすとのさいてんをしています。
The teacher is grading the tests right now.
病院で採血をしてから帰った。
びょういんでさいけつをしてからかえった。
I had blood drawn at the hospital and then went home.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Writing 取る where 採る is meant — 採る is choosing or harvesting, 取る is simply taking
- Reading 採血 as *さいち; it is さいけつ
Memory aid
Picture it
A hand (扌) reaching up to a hand picking fruit from a tree (采) — you pick fruit, and a company picks people.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 採血さいけつblood sampling, drawing blood
- 採点さいてんgrading, marking
- 採用するさいようするto hire, to recruit; to adopt (a plan, idea)
- 採るとるto adopt (a measure or method), to pick or gather, to hire
- 採用さいようhiring, adoption
- 採決さいけつvote, taking a vote
- 採算さいさんprofitability, making ends meet on a business
- 伐採ばっさいlogging, felling
- 採択さいたくadoption; selection; choice
- 採掘さいくつmining; extraction (of minerals)
- 採集さいしゅうcollecting; gathering (specimens, samples)
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