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取

take, fetch, take up

JLPTN3StatusJōyō · grade 3FrequencyTop 200Strokes8

Readings

On'yomi

  • シュ

Kun'yomi

  • と.る
  • と.り
  • と.り-
  • とり
  • -ど.り

Nanori

  • どる

Meaning

取 centers on the act of obtaining something and bringing it toward oneself: taking, fetching, or picking something up.

Most common words using 取

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  • 取るとる
    N5

    to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch; to hold

  • に取ってにとって

    to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

  • 取りあえずとりあえず
    N2

    first of all; at once; right away

  • 取引とりひき
    N2

    transactions; dealings; business

  • 取得しゅとく
    N1

    obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase

  • 取材しゅざい
    N2

    gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)

  • 取締役とりしまりやく
    N1

    company director; board member

  • 取れるとれる
    N3

    to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.)

  • 摂取せっしゅ

    intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion

  • やり取りやりとり
    N3

    giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

  • 買取かいとり

    purchase; buying; buying out

  • 受け取りうけとり
    N3

    receiving; receipt

  • 取り扱いとりあつかい
    N1

    treatment; service; handling; management

  • 取り組みとりくみ
    N2

    effort; initiative; dealing with; grappling with; wrestling with

  • 受け取るうけとる
    N3

    to receive; to get; to accept

  • 取り戻すとりもどす
    N2

    to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup

  • 採取さいしゅ
    N1

    picking; collecting; harvesting; gathering

  • 気取るきどる
    N1

    to be affected; to put on airs

  • 聴取ちょうしゅ

    hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); enquiry

  • 取り分けとりわけ
    N1

    especially; particularly; above all

  • 取り組むとりくむ
    N2

    to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to be matched against

  • 取り消しとりけし
    N3

    cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN

  • 取り上げるとりあげる
    N3

    to pick up

  • 取り除くとりのぞく
    N2

    to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

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Etymology

取 combines 耳 (ear) and 又 (hand), originally depicting a hand taking an ear, likely referring to taking ears as trophies in ancient warfare. The modern meaning generalizes to taking or fetching.

Meaning mnemonic

A hand (又) reaches out and takes an ear (耳). Imagine grabbing something firmly and bringing it toward you: that is 取, to take.

Reading mnemonic

For シュ, imagine taking a shoe from a shelf: shoe -> シュ, and your hand fetches it.