Moto 汰: Washing; Sieving; FilteringKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- タ、タイ
- Kun'yomi
- おご(る)、にご(る)、よな(げる)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 47 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (タ・タイ)
- ご無沙汰ごぶさたnot writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.)
- 御無沙汰ごぶさたnot writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.)
- 沙汰さたaffair; state
- 淘汰とうたweeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees)
- 自然淘汰しぜんとうたnatural selection
- きちがい沙汰きちがいざたinsane behavior; madness
- ご不沙汰ごぶさたnot writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.)
- ご沙汰ごさた(imperial) words
- 不沙汰ぶさたnot writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.)
- 人員淘汰じんいんとうたpersonnel reduction
- 人為淘汰じんいとうたartificial selection
- 仏の沙汰も銭ほとけのさたもぜにmoney talks; money is the key that opens all doors
- 内沙汰うちざたsecret government business
- 刃傷沙汰にんじょうざたbloodshed
- 取り沙汰とりざたtalk (of the town); rumour
- 取沙汰とりざたtalk (of the town); rumour
- 喧嘩沙汰けんかざたbeginning (developing into) a quarrel (a fight, an altercation)
- 地獄の沙汰も金次第じごくのさたもかねしだいmoney talks; money is the key that opens all doors
- 御不沙汰ごぶさたnot writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.)
- 御沙汰ごさた(imperial) words
- 性淘汰せいとうたsexual selection
- 手持ち無沙汰てもちぶさたhaving nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do)
- 整理淘汰せいりとうたreorganizing an industry or enterprise and weeding out redundant workers; readjustment and retrenchment
- 暴力沙汰ぼうりょくざた(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
- 正気の沙汰ではないしょうきのさたではないcrazy; mad
- 気違い沙汰きちがいざたinsane behavior; madness
- 沙汰の外さたのほかabsurd; unreasonable
- 沙汰の限りさたのかぎりout of the question; preposterous
- 沙汰止みさたやみcancellation; abandonment
- 流血沙汰りゅうけつざたbloodshed; bloody event
- 淘汰作用とうたさようsifting out; weeding out
- 烏滸の沙汰おこのさたstupidity; absurdity
- 無沙汰ぶさたnot writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.)
- 狂気の沙汰きょうきのさたcrazy deed; unbelievable deed
- 社会淘汰しゃかいとうたsocial selection
- 糂汰じんだsalted rice-bran paste for pickling
- 腕力沙汰わんりょくざたresorting (coming) to fisticuffs; coming to blows
- 色恋沙汰いろこいざたlove affair
- 血縁淘汰けつえんとうたkin selection
- 表沙汰おもてざたgoing public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge
- 裁判沙汰さいばんざたmatter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit
- 警察沙汰けいさつざたa matter for the police; a brush with the law
- 雌雄淘汰しゆうとうたsexual selection
- 音沙汰おとさたnews (from someone); word
Other readings
- 手持無沙汰てもちぶさたhaving nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do)
- 気狂い沙汰きちがいざたinsane behavior; madness
- 汰るゆるto shake; to jolt
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