# 汰 — Select

Frequency rank 1849 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 妥 (Gentle), less common than 潟 (Lagoon).

- On’yomi: た
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 水 Water (Kangxi 85)
- Frequency path: Level XV of XX

Water on the left washes over something fat on the right — water selects the fat from the lean, washing and filtering to choose only the best portions.

In words:

- 無沙汰 ぶさた — neglecting to stay in contact
- ご無沙汰 ごぶさた — not writing or contacting for a while
- 御無沙汰 ごぶさた — not writing or contacting for a while

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