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Kanji 汰: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 汰: washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury

Key takeaways

Kanji 汰: washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

汰
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Meaning

washingsievingfilteringweeding outluxury

On reading

タタイ

Kun reading

おご.るにご.るよな.げる

Radical

水

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 汰

washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury

Kanji structure breakdown

汰

Structure breakdown

氵 + 太

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine using a large amount of water (氵) to wash away or filter out impurities. This kanji is used in the word 'dotae' (weeding out), representing the process of washing away the unnecessary to leave only the best.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

タ
  • ご無沙汰ごぶさた

    not contacting for a while

  • 御無沙汰ごぶさた

    not contacting for a while

  • 無沙汰ぶさた

    neglecting to stay in contact

Commonly used words

  • ご無沙汰
    ごぶさた

    not contacting for a while

  • 御無沙汰
    ごぶさた

    not contacting for a while

  • 無沙汰
    ぶさた

    neglecting to stay in contact

Example sentences

Example 1

ご無沙汰してすみません。

Translation

Sorry for not contacting you for so long.

Example 2

ご無沙汰しておりますが、お元気ですか?

Translation

It’s been a while since we last spoke, how are you?

Example 3

ご無沙汰しています、元気ですか?

Translation

It's been a while, how have you been?

Example 4

長い間、ご無沙汰してすみません。

Translation

Sorry for not contacting you for a long time.

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