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採 = 采 + 扌

採 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “pick”. It is built from 采 (grab) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 792.

Keyword
pick
RTK frame
792
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
と.る
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
выбор
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
採 gather

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 采 grab
  2. 扌 finger

How to find 採 without knowing its reading

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

Open 採 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.