汰

select

JLPT N1 7 strokes

Kun'yomi: おご.る・にご.る・よな.げる
On'yomi: タ・タイ
Radical: 氵 · water (water (left-side radical))

汰 means "select". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 7 strokes. It is read おご.る・にご.る・よな.げる in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and タ・タイ in compounds (on'yomi). It is taught beyond elementary school (junior high and up).

汰 in example sentences

地獄じごくの沙汰さたも金きん次第しだい。

Jigoku no sata mo kin shidai.

Money is everything.
ご無沙汰ぶさたしています。

Gobusata shite imasu.

It has been a long time since I wrote you last.
２年間ねんかんのご無沙汰ぶさたでした。

2 nenkan no gobusata deshita.

Two years have passed since I last met you.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 汰 mean?: 汰 means "select". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
How many strokes does 汰 have?: 汰 is written in 7 strokes.
How is 汰 read?: It is read おご.る・にご.る・よな.げる in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and タ・タイ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 汰?: 汰 is a JLPT N1 kanji.

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