noun
Refers to the small dots on dice faces; often used in set phrases like さいの目に切る (to cut into cubes).
サイコロのさいの目は1から6まである。
The pips on a die range from 1 to 6.
noun
small cube; dice (food)
Most commonly used for food cut into small cubes; also can refer to dice themselves.
野菜をさいの目に切ってスープに入れる。
Cut the vegetables into small cubes and add them to the soup.
チーズをさいの目に切ってサラダにのせる。
Dice the cheese and put it on the salad.
Rare kanji spelling using 采 (dice); search-only variant.
Compound of さい (dice) + の (possessive particle) + 目 (eye, spot). Literally 'eye of the die', referring to the pips on a die, later extended to cube-shaped pieces.