# 汰 — sift; wash away

汰 means “sift; wash away”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: タ (ta). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: sift; wash away
- On'yomi: タ (ta)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Hands at work 7

## How to remember 汰

Sounds like 太: both read タ.

Parts: 氵 water · 太 thick

## Don't confuse it with

[太](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/thick/) · [犬](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/dog/) · [注](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/pour/) · [泳](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/swim/)

## 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/sift/. Last updated 2026-11-01.