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采 means 'die' or 'dice'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 2504   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-47    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 11 words   Used in 20 words   Used in 208 names   Component in 9 kanji (3 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
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Find out about a kanji that carries meanings as disparate as “dice” and “appearance” while popping up in terms for “baton” and “cheering.” Learn to discuss leadership roles and discover a link between dice and food. See ways of saying, “We rolled dice to decide whose turn it was,” “She bowed to acknowledge their cheering,” and “He has a slightly foreign appearance.”
⿱   () claw   tree  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 采 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 采 is used 16 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
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acclamation; applause; ovation; cheers
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サイ (read as ざい) : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
Asian serviceberry (Amelanchier asiatica); shadberry; juneberry; shadbush; shadblow  (often written with kana only)
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An additional 釆 less common words include 采 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: Joy o' Kanji : 2015  Key to Kanji:

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サイ    die, dice   
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つめ claw; fingernail   
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
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