washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out

About this kanji

The kanji 「汰」 primarily means to wash or filter, and it can also refer to the idea of weeding out or luxury. It is commonly used in nouns related to selection or filtering processes. For instance, in the compound 淘汰 (とうた), it refers to the weeding out process, such as natural selection in biology. Another example is ご無沙汰 (ごぶさた), which means not keeping in touch for a while. This kanji has the kun'yomi readings like おごる, meaning to indulge or splurge, suggesting that it can also relate to luxury or indulgence. It's essential to understand the context in which it is used, as its meaning can change based on the surrounding words.

Example sentences

• 無駄を汰て、新たに始める。

  Eliminate waste and start anew.

Meanings across languages

English

washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury

Tiếng Việt

rửa, lọc

日本語

汰, 洗う

한국어

세척하다, 여과하다

中文

洗涤, 筛选

id

pencucian

th

การล้าง

es

lavado

fr

lavage

de

Reinigung

pt

lavagem

Common compounds

• ご無沙汰ごぶさたnot writing or contacting for a while, neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.), long silence
• 淘汰とうたweeding out, elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees), culling
• 沙汰さたaffair, state, incident
• 自然淘汰しぜんとうたnatural selection
• 糂汰じんだsalted rice-bran paste for pickling, mashed green soybeans
• 音沙汰おとさたnews (from someone), word, letter
• 内沙汰うちざたsecret government business
• 表沙汰おもてざたgoing public (with a matter), becoming public knowledge, recourse to litigation