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取る
Readings

toru
English
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to take, to pick up, to grab, to catch, to hold

Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to pass, to hand, to give

Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to get, to obtain, to acquire, to win, to receive, to earn, to take (e.g. a vacation)

Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.), to take (a measure, attitude, etc.), to choose

Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to remove, to get rid of, to take off

Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to take away, to steal, to rob

Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
See also: 摂る
to eat, to have (e.g. lunch), to take (e.g. vitamins)

Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to pick (e.g. flowers), to gather, to extract (e.g. juice), to catch (e.g. fish), to harvest (a crop)

Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to take up (time, space), to occupy, to spare, to set aside

Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to secure, to reserve, to save, to put aside, to keep

Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to take (e.g. a joke), to interpret, to understand, to make out, to grasp

Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to record, to take down

Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper), to buy

Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to order, to have delivered

Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to charge, to fine, to take (tax)

Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to take (e.g. a wife), to take on (e.g. an apprentice), to accept

Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to take control of, to take (the rudder)

Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.), to play

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 取る, 取ります
[does], will [do]
取らない, 取りません
doesn't [do], will not [do]
Past 取った, 取りました
[did]
取らなかった, 取りませんでした
didn't [do]
Te-form, Continuative 取って, 取りまして 取らないで, 取りませんで 取らなくて
Kanjis
ON: シュ KUN: と.る, と.り, と.り-, とり, -ど.り
take, fetch, take up

Stroke: 8 Grade: 3 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-6-2 FC: 1714.4


Phrases
肉から脂身を取りなさい。
Parts: (にく) から 脂身 (あぶらみ) 取る (とる) 為さい (なさい)
Trim the fat off the meat.

座席をとっておいてください。
Parts: 座席 (ざせき) 取る (とって) 置く (おいて) 下さい (ください)
Please save my place.

どんな雑誌をとっていますか。
Parts: どんな 雑誌 (ざっし) 取る (とっています)
What magazines do you subscribe to?

水分をたくさん取ってください。
Parts: 水分 (すいぶん) 沢山 (たくさん) 取る (とる) 下さい (ください)
You should drink a lot of liquid.

昨日休みを取ってピクニックにいきました。
Parts: 昨日 (きのう) 休み (やすみ) 取る (とる) ピクニック 行く (いきました)
I took a day off yesterday and went on a picnic.

彼は仕事に自分の時間の全てを取られている。
Parts: (かれ) 仕事 (しごと) 自分 (じぶん) 時間 (じかん) 全て (すべて) 取る (とる)
Business absorbs all his time.

先生はノートを取ることの大切さを強調した。
Parts: 先生 (せんせい) ノート 取る (とる) (こと) 大切 (たいせつ) 強調 (きょうちょう)
The teacher stressed the importance of taking notes.

老人はごう慢な態度をとった。
Parts: 老人 (ろうじん) 傲慢 (ごうまん) 態度 (たいど) 取る (とった)
The old man assumed an impudent attitude.

お皿に取ったものは全部食べなさい。
Parts: お皿 (おさら) 取る (とる) (もの) 全部 (ぜんぶ) 食べる (たべる) 為さい (なさい)
You'd better eat everything that's on your plate.

彼は数学で満点を取った。
Parts: (かれ) 数学 (すうがく) 満点 (まんてん) 取る (とる)
He got full marks in mathematics.