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Kanji Detail for 取 - "to take, to get"

取

  • Meaning

    取 means "to take, to get."

    1. Take - To grasp; to obtain.

    2. Get - To acquire; to receive.

    3. Choose - To select; to pick out.

  • Words using 取

    • 取引 とりひき Listen transactions; dealings; business
    • 取材 しゅざい Listen gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.)
    • 取締役 とりしまりやく Listen company director; board member
    • 聴取 ちょうしゅ Listen hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect)
    • 取り組み とりくみ Listen effort; initiative; dealing with
    • 取得 しゅとく Listen obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of)
    • 頭取 とうどり Listen leader; head; chief
    • 取る とる Listen to take; to pick up; to grab

  • Four-character idioms with 取

    • 取捨選択 しゅしゃせんたく Listen selection; making a choice; sifting
    • 断章取義 だんしょうしゅぎ Listen interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context
    • 進取果敢 しんしゅかかん Listen enterprising and daring; boldly forward-looking

  • Tattoo check: 取

    • Verified meaning: to take, to get
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read くわとり, たかどり, たかとる)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 取

    Surnames 取(くわとり)Listen 取(たかどり)Listen 取(たかとる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    take; fetch; take up

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    take, receive, obtain; select

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to take; to get; to choose; to fetch

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to take, to receive, to obtain; to select

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To receive. Opposite of "give." Such as 取捨 (choose). Also, 一介不與，一介不取, meaning integrity. See (Mencius). | To select and obtain. Such as 取士 (selecting scholars), 取友 (choosing friends). | To draw upon; to use. Such as 一長足取 (one strength worth taking), 無取深求 (no point in pursuing deeply). | To pull something with the hand. Such as 探囊取物 (as easy as taking something from a bag). | To do. Such as 取巧 (resort to trickery).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shu(シュ) シュ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    do.ri(ど-り) ど-り

    to.ru(と-る) と-る

    tori(とり) とり

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    又 (mata)

  • Related Keywords

    to take to get choose marry seize fetch acquire collect extract glean grasp harvest obtain pick procure receive retrieve secure select win derive

Sentences including 取

  • We won't take up the problem.

  • Please pass me the sugar.

  • She went in to get it.

  • They cleared the road of snow.

  • I cannot get in touch with him.

  • Let's get down to work.

  • It will do you good to have a holiday.

  • We have an account with the bank.

  • Will you keep this seat for me?

  • Let's keep in touch with each other.

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