采 means “dice, command, appearance”

さい · sai

Also: form, take

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): とる, いろどり
On'yomi (Chinese reading): サイ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 8 strokes

The story

A hand (爫) reaching down to a tree (木): 采 once meant to pick, the job 採 does now. It lives in 采配, a commander's tasseled baton and so a manager's calls, in 喝采, cheers, and in 采, dice, more often written 賽.

Used in 喝采 (kassai, applause/cheers), 采配 (saihai, command/direction), and 風采 (fuusai, appearance/bearing)

采 means “dice, command, appearance”

The story

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