# 采 — dice; appearance

采 means “dice; appearance”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: サイ (sai). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: dice; appearance
- On'yomi: サイ (sai)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Hands at work 7

## How to remember 采

Parts: 爫 claw · 木 tree

## Don't confuse it with

[菜](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/vegetable/) · [採](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pick/) · [彩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/colouring/)

## More in the “Hands at work 7” set

[汰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sift/) · [弄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/toy-with/) · [采](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dice/) · [剥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/peel-off/) · [捻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/twist/) · [填](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fill-in/) · [潰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crush/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dice/. Last updated 2026-11-01.