# 採 — pick; adopt

採 means “pick; adopt”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: サイ (sai). Kun'yomi: と(る) (toru). You'll see it in words such as 採る (toru, “to adopt; to take”).

- Meaning: pick; adopt
- On'yomi: サイ (sai)
- Kun'yomi: と(る) (toru)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Hands at work 1

## How to remember 採

Sounds like 采: both read サイ.

Parts: 扌 hand · 采 dice

## Words with 採

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 採る | とる (toru) | to adopt; to take |

## Don't confuse it with

[采](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dice/) · [菜](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/vegetable/) · [彩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/colouring/)

## More in the “Hands at work 1” set

[破](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/tear/) · [除](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/remove/) · [捕](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/catch/) · [採](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pick/) · [抜](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pull-out/) · [伸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/extend/) · [押](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/push/) · [抱](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/hug/)

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