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取

take
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingシュ
Kun readingと.る、と.り、と.り-、とり、-ど.り
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. takeRtK
  2. fetch
  3. take up
  1. to take
  2. to pick up
  3. to grab
  4. to catch
  5. to hold

Popular Usage

取る取り替える受け取る受取書取受け取り書き取り書き取る聞き取り

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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ear (耳) · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 882

Compound words

取るとる
to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch; to hold
取り替えるとりかえる
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to trade; to replace
受け取るうけとる
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret
頭取とうどり
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
買取かいとり
purchase; buying; buying out; buying used articles as a company; trade-in
取れるとれる
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to come out (of a stain); to come off (e.g. of dust)
取り扱うとりあつかう
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to use; to deal with (an issue); to manage
取り巻くとりまく
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to
取り込むとりこむ
to take in; to bring in; to adopt (e.g. behaviour); to introduce; to capture (e.g. image)
取り出すとりだす
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
取り除くとりのぞく
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
取り組むとりくむ
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to be matched against; to tackle (e.g. a problem)
取り戻すとりもどす
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore
取り上げるとりあげる
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to accept; to listen to
取り入れるとりいれる
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to introduce (e.g. technology)
取得するしゅとくする
to obtain
摂取するせっしゅする
intake (e.g. of salt)
取り付けるとりつける
受け取りうけとり
receiving; receipt
書き取るかきとる
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
聞き取りききとり
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
書き取りかきとり
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
詐取さしゅ
defrauding; swindle
採取さいしゅ
picking; collecting; harvesting; gathering; extraction

On Reading Examples

彼はその土地を取得する権利がある。彼の父親のものだったのだから。しゅとく
He is entitled to get the land; it was his father's.tatoeba
年末までには運転免許を取得しているでしょう。しゅとく
I will have obtained a driver's license by the end of the year.tatoeba
パスポートを取得するにはどうすればいいですか。しゅとく
What's the best way for me to get a passport?tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は彼女の前で気取って見せた。きどる
He put on airs in her presence.tatoeba
彼は速い足取りで歩いた。あしどり
He walked at a quick pace.tatoeba
彼は芸術家を気取っている。きどる
He fancies himself as an artist.tatoeba
彼の機嫌を取るのは難しい。とる
He is hard to please.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は帽子を取り上げて、似合うかどうか見るためにかぶってみた。
He picked up a hat and put it on to see how it would look.tatoeba
彼は帽子を取りに帰った。
He went back to get his hat.tatoeba
彼は帽子を取って、丁寧にお辞儀した。
He took off his hat and made a polite bow.tatoeba
彼は母親が死亡したという電報を受け取った。
He received a telegram saying that his mother had died.tatoeba
敷地の中心を取る
Selecting the center of the whole premise.wiki
酒と水の蓋を取る。
The caps of the sake and water bottles are removed.wiki
途中で何度か水を取り替える。
While cooking, pour off and add water several times.wiki
来客者、季節、昼夜の時間を考慮して掛軸を取り替える習慣が生まれた。
Changing kakejiku to match the guests, seasons and the time of day became customary.wiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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