汰
汰: sift
sift; weed out
7 strokesSecondary · Stage 4 (about 2級)in 7 words here
Readings
On
タ・タイ
Kunおごる・にごる・よなげる
Seen almost only in 淘汰 and 沙汰; rendaku turns 沙汰 into ざた in 警察沙汰 (police trouble).
Key words
沙汰さたmatter; news; notice
ご無沙汰ごぶさたlong silence
淘汰とうたweeding out; natural selection
警察沙汰けいさつざたpolice matter
Example sentences
長い間ご無沙汰してしまい、申し訳ありません。
I'm sorry I haven't been in touch for such a long time.
環境に合わない種は、だんだん淘汰されていく。
Species that don't fit their environment are gradually weeded out.
こんな嵐の日に山へ行くなんて、正気の沙汰ではない。
Going to the mountains on a stormy day like this is sheer madness.