This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: サイ、と.る
Romaji: sai, to.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

pick, take, fetch, take up

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  64
Frequency:  607
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-3-8
Korean Reading:  chae
Chinese Reading:  cai3
Unicode:  63a1
JIS:  3A4E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 499
Nelson Index: 1947
New Nelson Index: 2209
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c8.14
Four Corner Index: 5209.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 682
Gakken Index: 815
Japanese Names Index: 1314
Daikanwanjiten Index: 12274X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0283
Remembering the kanji Index: 733
Kanji Flashcards Index: 577
Kodansha Compact Index: 900
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 709
Kanji in Context Index: 773
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 367
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 459
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 741
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 792
Essential Kanji Index: 710
Kodansha Kanji Index: 606
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1364
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 791
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 734

Words

採用 (さいよう)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement; recruitment
採択 (さいたく)
adoption; selection; choice
採取 (さいしゅ)
picking; collecting; harvesting
伐採 (ばっさい)
lumbering; felling; deforestation
採点 (さいてん)
marking; grading; scoring
採る (とる)
to adopt (measure, proposal); to pick (e.g. fruit); to catch (e.g. insects); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (attitude); to take on (i.e. hire); to engage
採掘 (さいくつ)
mining
採集 (さいしゅう)
collecting; gathering
採算 (さいさん)
profit
採決 (さいけつ)
vote; roll call
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