15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

snapshot, take pictures

Kun'yomi
  • to take (a photograph) ②to record (audio or video)
  • -ど
  • to pinch ②to pick up and eat ③to pick out (the main point) ④to bewitch
On'yomi
  • サツ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

-ど 70.0%
サツ 29.9%
つま 0.1%

Character Breakdown

snapshot, take pictures
と.る サツ つま.む (8th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
utmost, most, extreme
サイ もっと.も も (4th, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
take, fetch, take up
と.る シュ とり (3rd, N3)
ear
みみ ジ がみ (1st, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)

Common Words

to take (a photograph) ②to record (audio or video)
photography (still or motion)
to be taken (of a photograph) ②to be able to take (a photograph)
special effects ②tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
sneak photography
taking (a picture or video) secretly
taking photos of objects (for advertisements, product listings, etc.)
taking a picture or video of oneself (esp. with a smartphone camera)
taking pictures secretly
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References

Unicode hex code 64AE
JIS X 0208 1-27-3
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2001
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2282
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 737
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 910
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 514
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 12748
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1305
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1520
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1621
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1383
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1769
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1267
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 925
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 830
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c12.13
Four corner code 5604.7
De Roo Code 1367