# 才 — talent; years of age

才 means “talent; years of age”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 3 strokes. On'yomi: サイ (sai). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 才 (sai, “ability; gift”).

- Meaning: talent; years of age
- On'yomi: サイ (sai)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 3
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Big ideas

## Words with 才

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 才 | さい (sai) | ability; gift |

## Don't confuse it with

[丹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cinnabar/) · [了](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/finish/) · [丁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/city-block/) · [友](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/friend/)

## More in the “Big ideas” set

[件](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/case/) · [基](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/foundation/) · [由](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/derive-from/) · [然](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/as-it-is/) · [命](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/command/) · [存](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/be-aware/) · [才](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/talent/)

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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/n3-kanji/talent/. Last updated 2026-11-01.