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採る · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	採とる	採とらない
Polite	採とります	採とりません
Past polite	採とりました	採とりませんでした
Past	採とった	採とらなかった
Te-form	採とって	採とらないで
Desire	採とりたい	採とりたくない
Potential	採とれる	採とれない
Passive	採とられる	採とられない
Causative	採とらせる	採とらせない
Causative passive	採とらせられるalso 採とらされる	採とらせられないalso 採とらされない
Volitional	採とろう
Polite volitional	採とりましょう
Imperative	採とれ	採とるな
Conditional	採とれば	採とらなければ
Tara conditional	採とったら	採とらなかったら

Pairs with採れる

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

adopt; take; decide on

Used for formally adopting a method, policy, proposal, or course of action. Common in business and official contexts.

会かい議ぎで新あたらしい方ほう針しんを採とることにした。
We decided to adopt a new policy at the meeting.
政せい府ふは緊きん急きゅう措そ置ちを採とった。
The government took emergency measures.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

pick; gather; catch

For picking flowers, gathering mushrooms, catching insects, etc. Implies collecting natural items by hand or with simple tools.

春はるに野の原はらで花はなを採とるのが好すきです。
I like picking flowers in the fields in spring.
子こ供どもたちは川かわで虫むしを採とっている。
The children are catching insects at the river.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

extract; take a sample

For extracting juice, taking blood samples, or obtaining a specimen. Often used in medical, scientific, or culinary contexts.

看かん護ご師しが患かん者じゃから血けつ液えきを採とった。
The nurse took a blood sample from the patient.
このレシピではレモンから果か汁じゅうを採とります。
In this recipe, you extract juice from lemons.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

assume an attitude

Used with nouns like 態度 (attitude) or 姿勢 (stance). Indicates deliberately adopting a particular demeanor or posture.

彼かれは面めん接せつで自じ信しんのある態たい度どを採とった。
He assumed a confident attitude at the interview.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

hire; employ; take on

For hiring workers, taking on students, or recruiting staff. Slightly formal; 雇う is more common for casual employment.

会かい社しゃは新しん卒そつを十じゅう名めい採とる予よ定ていだ。
The company plans to hire ten new graduates.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

draw in; let in

For drawing in water, letting in light or air. Often used with 水, 光, 風, etc. Implies actively channeling or admitting something.

窓まどを開あけて光ひかりを採とる。
Open the window to let in light.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を採とるto adopt (a method, policy, or course of action)
会かい社しゃは新あたらしい経けい営えい方ほう針しんを採とることにした。
The company decided to adopt a new management policy.
〈物もの〉を採とるto pick or gather (flowers, mushrooms, wild plants, etc.)
山やまできのこを採とった。
I picked mushrooms in the mountains.
〈人ひと〉から血ちを採とるto draw blood from someone
医い者しゃが患かん者じゃから血ちを採とった。
The doctor drew blood from the patient.
〈形けい容よう詞し〉な態たい度どを採とるto adopt a ... attitude or stance
会かい社しゃは慎しん重ちょうな態たい度どを採とった。
The company adopted a cautious stance.
〈人ひと〉を採とるto hire or take on someone
今こん年ねんは新しん卒そつを五ご人にん採とる予よ定ていだ。
We plan to hire five new graduates this year.

Expressions

決けつを採とるtake a vote
可か否ひを採とるtake a vote; call for ayes and noes

Kanji

採pick, take, fetch

Transitive / intransitive

採とれる sense 2
採れる is the intransitive form meaning something is naturally caught or harvested, while 採る is the transitive act of gathering or catching it.

Related words

採さい用ようN2sense 1
採用する is the formal noun-plus-する verb for officially adopting a policy or hiring a new employee, while 採る is the plainer verb used in the same contexts.
雇やとうN3sense 5
雇う is the everyday word for hiring someone, while 採る is a more formal term often used for recruiting new graduates or staff.
摘つむN1sense 2
摘む means to pluck something small like a flower or fruit with the fingers, while 採る is broader and covers gathering wild plants, mushrooms, or insects.

Opposites

解かい雇こN1sense 5
解雇する means to fire or dismiss an employee, the opposite of 採る in the sense of hiring someone.

Don't confuse with

取とるN5
取る is the all-purpose verb for taking or grasping any object, while 採る is limited to specific senses like adopting a policy, picking wild plants, or hiring staff.

Word family

山さん菜さい採とり
gathering edible wild plants
採とり込こむ
let in; take in
採とるべき道みち
course of action; path to take
木この葉は採とり月づき
fourth lunar month

Written forms

採とる
Standard kanji for adopting, picking, extracting, hiring, and similar senses. High priority.
とるUsage100%

Etymology

The kanji 採 combines 手 (hand) and 采 (pick/select), suggesting the action of picking or selecting by hand. The reading とる is native Japanese and shared with several other verbs of similar meaning (取る, 捕る, etc.).