Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
Stroke count: 7
Meaning: washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury
Kunyomi: おご.る にご.る よな.げる
Onyomi: タ タイ
Composition: 氵 太
Radical: 水
Meaning: water
自然淘汰 （シゼントウタ） natural selection
淘汰 （トウタ） weeding out, elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees), culling, selection, selection (e.g. natural selection)