Memory phrase for the Kanji: 採


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Meaning

to pick sth., to pluck, take on, gather

Pronunciation

SAI
toru

Explanation

Left: hand , right: to take, pluck (a hand reaches down into a tree [cf. vegetable ])

Mnemonic

A hand reaches downwards into a tree for plucking sth.

Radicals

handSeveral characters are used for hand: ナ, , , ヨ
pluck, pick up
grap downwardsThe radical notsu shows a hand which is reaching downwards.
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Vocabulary

 採る  とる  to adopt (measure, proposal), to pick (fruit), to assume (attitude)
 採点  さいてん  marking, grading, looking over
 採択  さいたく  adoption, selection, choice
 採掘  さいくつ  mining
 採決  さいけつ  vote, roll call
 採用  さいよう  use, adopt
 採算  さいさん  profit
 採集  さいしゅう  collecting, gathering
 伐採する  ばっさいする  cut down (a tree)


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