01
採用
さいよう
adoption, employment, recruitment
Meanings
- pick
- take
- fetch
- take up
Readings
Onyomi
- サイ
Kunyomi
- と.る
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Useful words
02
採る
とる
to pick, to adopt, to take on
03
採点
さいてん
grading, marking, scoring
04
採集
さいしゅう
collecting, gathering
05
採算
さいさん
profit, balancing accounts
06
採取
さいしゅ
picking, harvesting, sampling
Compare Kanji
01摘Meaning92%pinch, pick摘 narrows taking into plucking or picking, making it the closest action link for 採.02取Meaning84%take, fetch取 is the basic take action behind the more selective feeling of 採.03手Component62%handThe hand radical marks 採 as an active taking motion.04采Component86%dice, form采 sits on the right of 採 and carries the picking-from-a-plant image.05菜Component58%vegetable, side dish菜 reuses the 采 shape under a plant crown, making the picking image more botanical.06扱Component56%handle, entertain扱 is another hand-radical action, close enough to contrast handling with selecting.