取とっておく

と

っ

て

お

く

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

set aside; keep in reserve; hold on to

Used when you intentionally keep something for later use, rather than using or consuming it now. Often implies saving something valuable or limited.

お客きゃくさんに出だすために、いいワインを取とっておく。
I set aside a good wine to serve to guests.
この資

し

料りょう

は

後あと

で

使つか

う

から

取と

っ

て

おい

て

ください

。

Please hold on to these materials; I'll use them later.

Written forms

取とっておく
Standard kanji-kana spelling; the auxiliary おく is normally written in kana.
取とって置おく
Kanji spelling for おく; less common and may look stiff, but still seen.

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
置placement, put, set

Similar words

残のこす
残す means to leave something behind or leave it uneaten/unused, often without the deliberate 'saving for later' nuance of 取っておく.
保ほ存ぞんする
保存する is more formal and often used for data preservation or long-term storage, while 取っておく is casual and implies keeping something handy for future use.

Etymology

Compound of 取る (toru, 'take') in te-form + おく (oku, 'put/place'), literally 'take and put aside'. The auxiliary use of おく adds the nuance of doing something in advance or keeping a resulting state for later.