汰
汰 — Washing
washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury
On’yomiタ (ta)
On’yomiタイ (tai)
Kun’yomiおごる (ogoru)
Kun’yomiにごる (nigoru)
Kun’yomiよなげる (yonageru)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 汰
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ご無沙汰 | ごぶさた gobusata | not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence |
| 淘汰 | とうた touta | weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling |
| 沙汰 | さた sata | affair; state; incident |
| 自然淘汰 | しぜんとうた shizentouta | natural selection |
Study notes
汰 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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