采

baton; dice; form; appearance; take; gather; coloring

8 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school.

Readings

• サイ (on reading): 采配 (さいはい) baton (of command); 喝采 (かっさい) cheers
• とる (kun reading)
• いろどり (kun reading)
• Read as a whole word: 采女 (うねめ) maid-in-waiting (ritsuryō system); 采女司 (うねめのつかさ) Office of Court Ladies (ritsuryō system); 采女正 (うねめのかみ) director of the Office of Court Ladies (ritsuryō system)

Components

• ⺤
• 木
• 木 radical tree
• 爪 radical claw

Kanji containing 采

• 採 pick
• 彩 coloring
• 菜 vegetable
• 綵 colorful

Words using 采

• 采配 (さいはい) baton (of command)
• 喝采 (かっさい) cheers
• 拍手喝采 (はくしゅかっさい) clapping and cheering
• 采 (さい) baton (of command)
• 風采 (ふうさい) appearance
• 采女 (うねめ) maid-in-waiting (ritsuryō system)
• 采女司 (うねめのつかさ) Office of Court Ladies (ritsuryō system)
• 采女正 (うねめのかみ) director of the Office of Court Ladies (ritsuryō system)
• 采女佑 (うねめのしょう) high-ranking staff member in the Office of Court Ladies (ritsuryō system)

15 words in all.

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