取とる

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

take; pick up; grab; catch; hold

Basic physical use: take something in hand, pick it up from a place, hold it, or catch something coming toward you.

• 棚たなから本ほんを一いっ冊さつ取とった。

  I took a book from the shelf.

• 彼かれはボールを片かた手てで取とった。

  He caught the ball with one hand.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

pass; hand; give

Used when taking something within reach and passing it to someone; common in requests such as 取ってください.

• すみません、そこの醤しょう油ゆを取とってください。

  Excuse me, please pass me the soy sauce there.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

get; obtain; win; receive; take leave

Covers obtaining a result, qualification, prize, score, pay, or permission, and also taking time off such as 休みを取る.

• 彼かの女じょは去きょ年ねん、運うん転てん免めん許きょを取とった。

  She got her driver's license last year.

• 試し験けんで満まん点てんを取とった。

  I got a perfect score on the test.

• 来らい週しゅう、休やすみを取とる予よ定ていです。

  I plan to take time off next week.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

adopt; take; choose

Used with methods, policies, measures, attitudes, or choices: 方針を取る, 手段を取る, 態度を取る.

• 会かい社しゃは新あたらしい方ほう針しんを取とった。

  The company adopted a new policy.

• 政せい府ふは早そう急きゅうな対たい策さくを取とる必ひつ要ようがある。

  The government needs to take prompt measures.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

remove; get rid of; take off

Means to remove something from a surface, place, body, or state; often used for dirt, stains, covers, accessories, and similar things.

• 靴くつについた泥どろを取とった。

  I removed the mud from my shoes.

• 部屋へやに入はいる前まえに帽ぼう子しを取とった。

  I took off my hat before entering the room.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

take away; steal; rob

Can mean taking something away from someone, including theft; 盗る is a more explicit spelling for 'steal', but this sense is under 取る.

• 電でん車しゃの中なかで財さい布ふを取とられた。

  I had my wallet stolen on the train.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

eat; have a meal; take vitamins

Used for taking food, meals, medicine, vitamins, or nutrients into the body. For nutrients and medicine, 摂る is a common more specific spelling.

See also: とる

• 会かい議ぎの前まえに昼ちゅう食しょくを取とった。

  I had lunch before the meeting.

• 運うん動どう中ちゅうはこまめに水すい分ぶんを取とってください。

  Please take fluids frequently while exercising.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

gather; pick; extract; catch; harvest

Used for collecting something from nature or extracting something from material, as in shellfish, mushrooms, fish, crops, or broth; other とる kanji such as 採る, 捕る, or 獲る may be more specific in some contexts.

• 昆こん布ぶでだしを取とる。

  Make broth with kelp.

• 子こどものころ、海うみで貝かいを取とった。

  When I was a child, I gathered shellfish at the sea.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

take up; occupy; spare; set aside

Used with time and space. It can mean occupying time or space, or deliberately making time for something.

• このソファはかなり場ば所しょを取とる。

  This sofa takes up quite a lot of space.

• 少すこし時じ間かんを取とって説せつ明めいします。

  I will take a little time to explain.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

reserve; secure; save; keep aside

Means to secure or keep something for later use or for someone else, especially seats, rooms, tickets, or a share of something.

• 友とも達だちの分ぶんの席せきを取とっておいた。

  I saved a seat for my friend.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

take as; interpret; understand; grasp

Used for how one takes or understands words, actions, jokes, or situations; often appears as XをYと取る or XをYに取る.

• 彼かれの発はつ言げんを皮ひ肉にくと取とった人ひともいた。

  Some people took his remark as sarcasm.

• 冗じょう談だんを本ほん気きに取とらないで。

  Don't take the joke seriously.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

record; take down; take notes

Common with メモ, ノート, 記録, and similar words, meaning to write information down or record it.

• 会かい議ぎ中ちゅうに大だい事じな点てんをメモに取とった。

  I took down the important points during the meeting.

• 授じゅ業ぎょうではきちんとノートを取とってください。

  Please take proper notes in class.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

subscribe to; take; buy regularly

Especially common with newspapers and periodicals: 新聞を取る means to subscribe to or have a newspaper delivered regularly.

• 実じっ家かではまだ新しん聞ぶんを取とっている。

  My parents' home still subscribes to a newspaper.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

order; have delivered

Used for ordering food or goods to be brought to you; 出前を取る is a very common collocation.

• 今こん夜やはピザの出で前まえを取とろう。

  Let's order pizza delivery tonight.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

charge; fine; take tax

Used when a person, shop, organization, or authority takes money as a fee, fine, tax, or charge.

• この店みせはキャンセル料りょうを取とる。

  This shop charges a cancellation fee.

• 駐ちゅう車しゃ違い反はんで罰ばっ金きんを取とられた。

  I was fined for illegal parking.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

take on; adopt; accept into one's household or group

Used for accepting someone into a relationship, household, or training arrangement, as in 弟子を取る or 養子を取る. 妻を取る is understandable but old-fashioned in modern speech.

• その職しょく人にんは毎まい年とし一人ひとりだけ弟で子しを取とる。

  That craftsperson takes on only one apprentice each year.

• 彼かれらは親しん戚せきの子こを養よう子しに取とった。

  They adopted a relative's child.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

take control of; take the helm

Often appears in the fixed expression 舵を取る, literally 'take the rudder' and also figuratively 'steer' or lead a situation.

• 嵐あらしの中なか、船せん長ちょうが自みずから舵かじを取とった。

  In the storm, the captain took the helm himself.

• 新あたらしい社しゃ長ちょうが改かい革かくの舵かじを取とる。

  The new president will steer the reforms.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

compete in; play

Collocational use for certain traditional contests and games, especially 相撲を取る and かるたを取る.

• 子こどもたちが畳たたみの上うえで相撲すもうを取とっている。

  The children are wrestling sumo on the tatami.

• 正しょう月がつに家か族ぞくでかるたを取とった。

  We played karuta as a family at New Year's.