What is the Kanji for "Gather" and "Pick"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Gather" and "Pick", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Gather" and "Pick" is "採".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "To".

Its onyomi reading is "Sai".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "扌" means "Hand" . And The kanji "采" means "Take", "Form", and "Dice" and can be read as "Sai", "To", and "Irodori".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "採" mean in japanese?

"採" means "Gather" and "Pick".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fifth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

採用: "Hiring". The Japanese verbal noun '採用 (さいよう)' means 'hiring'. It refers to the process of selecting and employing people to fill job positions within an organization. For example: The company is currently in the process of hiring new employees - (その会社は現在新しい従業員を採用しています). He got hired for the new position - (彼は新しいポジションに採用されました).

採算: "Profitability". The Japanese noun '採算 (さいさん)' refers to the profitability or financial viability of a business, project, or endeavor. It encompasses the balance between the costs and revenues associated with an activity, and whether that activity generates a sufficient return or surplus. This word is commonly used in business and economic contexts to assess the financial performance and feasibility of commercial enterprises. For example: The company was unable to maintain profitability - (その会社は採算を維持することができませんでした). Profitability is an important factor in decision-making - (採算性は意思決定の重要な要素です).

採点: "Grading". The Japanese verbal noun '採点 (さいてん)' means 'grading'. This term refers to the process of evaluating and assigning a score or grade to something, such as a test, assignment, or performance. It is commonly used in educational contexts, where teachers or examiners will '採点' the work of their students. For example: The teacher is grading the exams - (先生は試験の採点をしている). I hope I get a good grade on the test - (試験の採点で良い点数を取れると良いです).

採る: "Take" or "Pick". The Japanese verb '採る (とる)' has two main meanings - 'to take' or 'to pick'. It can be used for a variety of actions where something is removed, grasped or selected. For example: I will take an apple from the tree - (私は木から林檎を採ります). They picked flowers in the field - (彼らは野原で花を採りました).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "さ" is read as "sa". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". And The hiragana "と" is read as "to".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.