採 Kanji – pick
The Japanese kanji 採 can mean pick, take, fetch, take up.
Meaning and Readings
How is 採 read?
採 has the onyomi reading サイ and the kunyomi reading とる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as sai, toru.
Common Japanese Words Using 採
These common Japanese words contain 採. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 採掘（さいくつ） — mining, digging, working (a mine)
- 採決（さいけつ） — vote, ballot, division
- 採算（さいさん） — profit
- 採取（さいしゅ） — picking, collecting, harvesting, gathering
- 採集（さいしゅう） — collecting, gathering
- 採択（さいたく） — adoption, selection, choice
- 採炭（さいたん） — coal mining, coal extraction
- 採点（さいてん） — marking, grading, scoring
- 採用（さいよう） — use, adoption, acceptance
- 伐採（ばっさい） — felling timber, cutting down trees, logging, lumbering
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