Moto 採: Pick; Take; FetchKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- サイ
- Kun'yomi
- と(る)
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 5
- Words
- 94 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (サイ)
- 採用さいようuse; adoption
- 採決さいけつvote; ballot
- 採択さいたくadoption; selection
- 採算さいさんprofit
- 伐採ばっさいfelling timber; cutting down trees
- 強行採決きょうこうさいけつsteamroller voting; steamrollering
- 採点さいてんmarking; grading
- 採取さいしゅpicking; collecting
- 採掘さいくつmining
- 採集さいしゅうcollecting; gathering
- 採光さいこうlighting
- 採否さいひadoption or rejection
- 採炭さいたんcoal mining; coal extraction
- 採石さいせきquarrying
- 採血さいけつdrawing blood; collecting blood
- 採鉱さいこうmining
- 採録さいろくrecording; transcription
- 独立採算制どくりつさいさんせいa self-supporting accounting system
- 不採用ふさいようrejection (of an application)
- 不採算ふさいさんunprofitability
- 不採算部門ふさいさんぶもんunprofitable department; loss-making division
- 中途採用ちゅうとさいようmid-career recruitment
- 仮採用かりさいようappointment on trial (probation); provisional appointment
- 掘採くっさいmining
- 採卵さいらんegg collection (from hens, fish, etc.)
- 採卵鶏さいらんけいegg-laying hen; layer
- 採寸さいすんtaking measurements
- 採尿さいにょうurine sampling; urine collection
- 採捕さいほcollecting (plants and animals); gathering
- 採掘師さいくつしminer
- 採掘権さいくつけんmining rights
- 採掘者さいくつしゃminer
- 採水さいすいwater sampling
- 採油さいゆgetting oil; extraction of oil (e.g. from seeds)
- 採油権さいゆけんoil concession; drilling rights
- 採火さいかlighting a sacred flame by the light of the Sun
- 採炭所さいたんじょcoal mine
- 採点者さいてんしゃmarker
- 採点表さいてんひょうlist of marks; list of grades
- 採用枠さいようわくemployment quota; number of positions available
- 採用試験さいようしけんemployment examination
- 採用通知さいようつうちjob offer; letter of appointment
- 採用選考さいようせんこうemployment screening; employment selection (for job applicants)
- 採番さいばんdata index; (unique) index number
- 採石場さいせきじょうquarry; stone pit
- 採種さいしゅseed production; seed growing
- 採算ベースさいさんベースprofitable basis; paying basis
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 採るとるto adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.)
- 可否を採るかひをとるto take the ayes and noes
- 山菜採りさんさいとりgathering edible wild plants
- 採りあげるとりあげるto pick up
- 採り上げるとりあげるto pick up
- 採り入れるとりいれるto harvest; to reap
- 採り方とりかたway of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking
- 採り込むとりこむto take in (light, wind, etc.)
- 採るべき道とるべきみちcourse of action
- 採れたてとれたてjust-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
- 採れるとれるto be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.)
- 採れ立てとれたてjust-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
Other readings
- 採上げるとりあげるto pick up
Showing the 60 most common of 94 words. See them all in the graph.
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