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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

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Strokes7
Radicalwater(4)

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Strokes7

Component Breakdown

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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