採 gather

(handleft) + (nest) + 木 (tree)
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11 strokes
DUPE

Onyomi

SAI

Mnemonic

I SIGH as I gather with my hand the nest from the tree (the eggs of the last dodo are inside - all eaten from within by hideous gibbering parasites).

Kunyomi

と*る gather (mushrooms, cherries, honey (if you are a bee)). Also, sometimes, it means to adopt a certain policy or take a certain measure.
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Jukugo

採用(さいよう) する

adopt ★☆☆☆☆
採 (gather) + 用 (utilize) = 採用 (adopt)

adopt a policy or resolution

伐採(ばっさい)

logging ☆☆☆☆☆

cutting down a tree. Logging.

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
深 deep WATER 水
探 look for HANDS 手
採 gather NEST
捜 search FREEDOM 由
授 instruct RECIEVE 受

The merman lives in the deep WATER.

You look for delicious PIE, but you gather NESTS so the birds all die.

You search for FREEDOM.

You RECEIVE instruction.

Synonyms

take
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