汲くみ取とる

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

draw water; scoop up; pump out

Literal sense of drawing or scooping liquid, often water, from a source. Used for physical extraction.

井い戸どから水みずを汲くみ取とる。
I draw water from the well.
船せん底ていにたまった水みずを汲くみ取とる作さ業ぎょう。

The work of pumping out water accumulated in the bottom of the boat.

2

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

understand feelings; grasp; take into consideration

Figurative extension: to draw out and understand someone's unspoken feelings, intentions, or situation. Often used with 気持ち, 意向, or 事情.

彼かれの気き持もちを汲くみ取とってあげてください。
Please try to understand his feelings.
相あい手ての事じ情じょうを汲くみ取とった対たい応おうが必ひつ要ようだ。
A response that takes the other person's circumstances into consideration is necessary.

Written forms

汲くみ取とるUsage43%
Primary kanji spelling; 汲む means to draw or scoop, fitting both literal and figurative senses.
くみとるUsage16%
汲くみとるUsage14%
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Search-only mixed kanji-kana form.
くみ取とるUsage13%
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Search-only mixed kana-kanji form.
汲くみ取とるUsage8%
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Search-only abbreviated kanji form.
酌くみ取とるUsage6%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 酌む relates to pouring or considering, aligning with the figurative sense.

Kanji

汲draw (water), ladle, scoop
取take, fetch, take up
酌bar-tending, serving sake, the host

Similar words

汲くむ
汲む is the base verb meaning to draw or scoop liquid; 汲み取る adds the nuance of taking out or extracting, and extends figuratively to understanding.
酌くむ
酌む can mean to pour sake or to consider; 酌み取る is a rare spelling for the figurative sense, emphasizing the 'considering' aspect.

Etymology

Compound of 汲み (continuative form of 汲む, 'to draw/scoop') + 取る ('to take'). The figurative sense developed from the idea of drawing out someone's inner thoughts or feelings.