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JapanLingo

adopt / pick

N2
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Stroke count
11
JLPT
N2

Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.

Memory tip

A flat illustration of two cupped hands together, offering something held between them, with the kanji 採 ("adopt") drawn into the picture.

Break 採 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left. Picture two cupped hands together, offering something held between them, put 採 inside it, and let that scene stand for "adopt" — adopt / pick. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

Stroke Order

Stroke count: 11

General writing tips

These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.

  • •Write from top to bottom.
  • •Write from left to right.
  • •Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
  • •Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
  • •In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
  • •This kanji has 11 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.

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Practice Writing

Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.

Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.

Writing Tips

  • Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
  • Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
  • Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
  • Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.

Example words

saitaku

adoption (of a plan)

saiyou

hiring

saisan

profitability

saikutsu

mining

saiketsu

vote

saiyousuru

to do hiring

Example sentences (6)

watashitachi no teian ga saitaku saremashita.

Our proposal was adopted.

kaigi de no giron o hete, kono an ga seishiki ni saitaku saremashita.

After discussion at the meeting, this proposal was formally adopted.

raigetsu kara atarashii shain o saiyou shimasu.

We will hire a new employee from next month.

mensetsu no kekka, sannin ga saiyou sareru koto ni narimashita.

As a result of the interviews, three people are going to be hired.

hitode busoku o kaishou suru tame ni, saiyou no houhou o minaoshiteimasu.

To resolve the staff shortage, we are reviewing our hiring methods.

saiyou no kijun o meikaku ni shimashita.

We clarified the hiring criteria.