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採

pick
Stroke count: 11

Readings

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JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. pickRtK
  2. fetch
  3. take
  4. take up
  1. to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
  2. to take (a measure, course of action, etc.)
  3. to decide on
  4. to pick (e.g. flowers)
  5. to gather (e.g. mushrooms)

Popular Usage

採点

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · grab · claw · vulture · tree (木) · wood (木)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 792

Compound words

採点さいてん
marking; grading; scoring
採るとる
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to decide on; to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms)
採用するさいようする
use
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; extraction
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
採用さいよう
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment
伐採ばっさい
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
採録さいろく
recording; transcription
強行採決きょうこうさいけつ
forced passage (of a bill, measure, resolution, etc.); railroading; steamrolling; steamrollering
採血さいけつ
drawing blood
採寸さいすん
taking measurements
採否さいひ
adoption or rejection
採算性さいさんせい
profitability
昆虫採集こんちゅうさいしゅう
insect collecting
採取するさいしゅする
to pick
採択するさいたくする
to adoption

On Reading Examples

超軽量新素材の採用により、従来の約半分（当社比）という圧倒的な軽さを実現！さいよう
As a result of new ultra-light materials, our product now only weighs about half as much as before!tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は彼女の意見を採用した。
He adopted her idea.tatoeba
彼は庭でジャガイモを採取した。
He harvested the potatoes in his garden.tatoeba
彼は昆虫採集に興味を持っている。
He has an interest in collecting insects.tatoeba
彼はその新方法を採用した。
He adopted the new method.tatoeba
的中制と採点制がある。
There are two methods of game, tekichu-sei (the accuracy system) and saiten-sei (the scoring system).wiki
的中だけではなく、射形、射品、態度などを総合して審査員が採点する。
The judges score based not only on hits but also on shooting form, elegance in shooting and behavior.wiki

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 採

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step