取とりまとめる

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

collect; gather; compile; assemble

Used for bringing together scattered items, information, or people into one place or set. Often implies organizing or putting things in order.

アンケートの回かい答とうを取とりまとめて報ほう告こく書しょを作さく成せいした。
I compiled the survey responses and created a report.

必ひつ要ような書しょ類るいを取とりまとめて提てい出しゅつしてください。

Please gather the necessary documents and submit them.

2

ichidan verb, transitive verb

arrange; settle; bring to a conclusion

Used for organizing matters, coordinating opinions, or reaching an agreement. Often appears in business or group contexts.

会かい議ぎで意い見けんを取とりまとめるのに苦く労ろうした。
I had difficulty bringing the opinions together in the meeting.
交こう渉しょうを取とりまとめて契けい約やくにこぎつけた。
We settled the negotiations and managed to reach a contract.

Written forms

取とりまとめるUsage65%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
とりまとめるUsage34%
取とり纏まとめるUsage1%
Rare variant using the non-jōyō kanji 纏.
取とり纏まとめる
Rare variant omitting the okurigana り and using the non-jōyō kanji 纏.

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
纏wear, wrap, tie

Similar words

集あつめる
集める simply means to gather or collect things/people, without the nuance of organizing or compiling them into a coherent whole.
まとめる
まとめる means to put things in order or summarize, but 取りまとめる emphasizes the action of bringing scattered items together first, then organizing them.

Etymology

Compound of 取り (prefix adding a sense of 'taking and doing') and まとめる (to put in order, collect). The prefix 取り- often adds a nuance of actively taking something and performing the action.