←Back
汰
On'yomi
タ・タイ
TA / TAI
Kun'yomi
おご.る・にご.る・よな.げる
ogoru / nigoru / yonageru
washing · sieving · filtering · weeding out · luxury
Details
Strokes7
Radical水water(4)
Stroke Order
Loading...
Strokes7
Component Breakdown
汰=
氵太
water + 太
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of water and thick. Washing thick with water.
Symbolism
Selection, news, sorting. Represents selection.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
自然淘汰
しぜんとうた
natural selection; natural selection
人為淘汰
じんいとうた
artificial selection; artificial selection