取
取·take
- On-yomi
- シュ
- Kun-yomi
- とる
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 取る | とる | to take, to pick up |
| 取材 | しゅざい | news gathering, interviewing |
| 受け取る | うけとる | to receive, to accept |
| 取引 | とりひき | business dealing, transaction |
Example sentences
棚の上の本を取ってください。
たなのうえのほんをとってください。
Please pass me the book on the shelf.
昨日、荷物を受け取りました。
きのう、にもつをうけとりました。
I received the package yesterday.
記者が町の人に取材しています。
きしゃがまちのひとにしゅざいしています。
A reporter is interviewing people in the town.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 取材 as *とりざい — in compounds 取 is シュ
- 取る covers 'take a day off' (休みを取る) and 'get a grade', not only picking things up
Memory aid
Picture it
An ear (耳) with a hand (又) reaching for it — grab hold and take.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 受け取るうけとるto receive, accept
- 取引とりひきtransaction, dealings
- 取引先とりひきさきclient, business partner
- 取り上げるとりあげるto pick up, take away, feature
- 読み取るよみとるto read, decipher
- 聞き取るききとるto catch (what is said)
- 取れるとれるto come off, to come out; to be obtainable (a booking, a licence)
- 取るとるto take
- 取り替えるとりかえるto replace, exchange
- 取り出すとりだすto take out
- 取り消すとりけすto cancel
- 取り入れるとりいれるto adopt, take in
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