繰くり取とる

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru)

reel off; unwind and take up

Used for pulling thread, string, or similar material off a spool or reel while winding it onto another. Often appears in textile or craft contexts.

糸いと巻まきから糸いとを繰くり取とる。
I reel the thread off the spool.
彼かの女じょは古ふるいセーターをほどいて毛け糸いとを繰くり取とった

。

She unraveled an old sweater and wound the yarn into a ball.

Written forms

繰くり取とるUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling.
繰くり取とる
Variant spelling without okurigana り; less common but still encountered.

Kanji

繰winding, reel, spin
取take, fetch, take up

Similar words

繰くる
繰る is a broader verb meaning 'to reel', 'to spin', or 'to turn pages'. 繰り取る specifically focuses on the action of taking up thread or string from a source.
巻まき取とる
巻き取る means 'to wind up' or 'to take up' onto a spool or reel, emphasizing the winding action. 繰り取る emphasizes the drawing off from a source while winding.

Etymology

Compound of 繰り (kuri, continuative form of 繰る, 'to reel') + 取る (toru, 'to take'). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the spelling 繰り取る reflects the standard okurigana usage.