采 = 爪 + 木

采 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “grab”. It is built from 爪 (claw) and 木 (tree). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 791. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: grab
RTK frame: 791
Strokes: 8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): サイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): と.る, いろどり
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: dice, хватать
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi: 采 collect

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 采

How to find 采 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “claw” + “tree”. 采 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 采 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.